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Further Reading

Keywords

cystic hygroma, CH, cystic lymphatic lesion, macrocystic lymphatic malformation, hemangiomas, microcystic lymphangioma, cystic lymphangioma, lymphatic rests, capillary lymphangioma, cavernous lymphangioma, suprahyoid lesions, infrahyoid lesions, Turner syndrome, Down syndrome, trisomy 18, trisomy 13, Noonan syndrome, Klinefelter disease, Fryns disease, multiple pterygium disease, achondroplasia, Gorham-Stout syndrome

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