Lymphatic Malformation with Internal Jugular Phlebectasia

Abstract

Lymphatic malformations are an uncommon but readily recognized congenital anomaly. Characteristic presentation is within the first year of life, as a soft compressible mass, often in the neck. Infection or trauma may precipitate rapid enlargement. A more obscure diagnosis is that of internal jugular phlebectasia, or isolated jugular vein aneurysm. The scant data available in the pediatric surgery literature seem to point toward a relationship between these 2 pathologic entities. 1,2 We present a patient in whom diagnosis of internal jugular phlebectasia accompanied that of lymphatic malformation.