Percutaneous Sclerotherapy With OK-432 of a Cervicomediastinal Lymphangioma
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[OK-432 therapy for lymphangioma in children].
OBJECTIVE To report the experience with OK-432 therapy for lymphangioma in children. METHODS Retrospective study of 19 children with lymphangioma treated with OK-432 in Ribeirão Preto, state of São Paulo, Brazil, between 1999 and 2003. RESULTS All patients presented response to OK-432, 12 had total shrinkage and seven had partial shrinkage varying from 50 to 80%. Patients had fever after in...
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AIM To treat orbital lymphangioma with an intralesional injection of OK-432 (group A Streptococcus pyogenes of human origin). METHOD A 14 year old boy had a right orbital cystic lymphangioma. The visual acuity in the eye was 20/28. In an initial treatment, 0.02 mg of OK-432, was injected into the tumour after aspiration of the fluid contents, but no effect was seen. The second treatment was p...
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The treatment of cervicofacial lymphangiomas has been changing in recent years. OK-432 appears to be a relatively safe and effective treatment option for patients of all ages. An intracystic injection of OK-432 produces a local inflammatory reaction, leading to resolution of the lesion. Cosmetically, the outcome is excellent, leaving no lesions on the skin at the injection site, unlike other sc...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0003-4975
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.10.020