{"pk":1127,"title":"An Unusual Presentation of a Lymphatic  Malformation in an Adult: A Case Report","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Introduction:\n Patients commonly present with neck masses to the Emergency Department. The acute presentation of such a mass can be alarming to patients and their families. In this report we discuss a rare etiology of an acutely presenting neck mass in an adult.\nCase Report:\n We present a 19-year-old patient with an acute neck mass. The mass developed abruptly soon after initiation of a new upper body strength-training regimen. The patient’s history was unremarkable for any trauma or constitutional symptoms. Physical examination revealed the mass, which was diagnosed as a lymphatic malformation by imaging. Surgical removal was successful with pathology confirming the diagnosis.\nConclusion:\n Lymphatic malformations, although rare, may present in adulthood. The acute presentation of a new mass, coupled with a lack of concerning constitutional symptoms, should increase the diagnostic suspicion of a lymphatic malformation.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"lymphatic malformation"},{"word":"lymphangioma"},{"word":"case report"}],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6sh5n3c9","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Marguerite","middle_name":"","last_name":"Gilmore","name_suffix":"","institution":"College of the Holy Cross, Worchester, Massachusetts","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Sharon","middle_name":"","last_name":"Kim","name_suffix":"","institution":"Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Center for Clinical Research, Springfield, Illinois","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Christopher","middle_name":"","last_name":"McDowell","name_suffix":"","institution":"Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Springfield, Illinois","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2022-01-28T20:59:52-08:00","date_accepted":"2022-01-28T20:59:52-08:00","date_published":"2022-01-28T21:00:30-08:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/1127/galley/867/download/"}]}