Lymphangioma is a benign hamartomatous hyperplasia of lymphatic vessels, with three-fourths of all cases occurring in the head and neck region. The complications of lymphangioma may affect the patient broadly in four dimensions such as aesthetic, occlusal, functional and psychosocial aspects. Complications related to infection can occasionally result in Ludwigs angina associated with an infected base of the tongue lymphangioma. Therefore it is important to diagnose and treat the lesion at the earliest. Here we present a case of lymphangioma of tongue in a 4-year-old female patient.
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