What Is a Cystic Hygroma? A cystic hygroma is a rare type of cyst that babies can get, usually in their head or neck, if their lymphatic system gets blocked while it’s growing. (This system ...

Sometimes, cystic hygromas detected early in pregnancy go away before birth. A fetal cystic hygroma can be a risk factor for miscarriage. Cystic hygromas usually affect children, but there have ...

This disorder most often develops while the baby is still in the womb. However, a cystic hygroma can also appear after birth. Cystic hygromas are fluid-filled sacs caused by blockages in the ...

A KwaZulu-Natal boy, Alonde Ngwenya, has been battling a severe case of cystic hygroma since infancy, resulting in significant swelling on his face and foot. Despite multiple visits to government ...

Prenatal ultrasonographic evaluation revealed a cystic hygroma. The pregnancy resulted ... polydactyly of the left foot, coarseness, and scoliosis. The neonate was diagnosed with JMML by ...

Alonde has lived with cystic hygroma, a condition causing facial and foot swelling, making daily life difficult Despite his ...

Meanwhile, all nine cases in which an increased NT remained or in which NT continued to increase in size during the second trimester were diagnosed as having cystic hygroma, and chromosomal ...