Celecoxib as a potential treatment for intractable lymphatic malformation

M Imamura, Y Okamoto, T Nishikawa, T Yoneyama… - …, 2019 - publications.aap.org
Lymphatic malformation (LM) is a congenital disorder resulting from an abnormal
development of lymphatic vessels. LM may result in problems of cosmesis and functional
impairment, including airway compression. An 11-year-old girl was referred to our
department with increasing dysphagia caused by a large left cervical LM with a long history
of treatment. Because of the LM location, surgical resection was not an option, and various
therapies, including use of picibanil, had proven ineffective. Celecoxib treatment (100 …