Successful OK-432 therapy for a supraclavicular lymphocele: report of a case

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Jul;263(7):692-4. doi: 10.1007/s00405-006-0029-7. Epub 2006 Mar 15.

Abstract

Surgery is considered the gold standard in the treatment of lymphoceles, however this is not feasible for all cases. We report the successful treatment of a supraclavicular lymphocele by intralesional application of the sclerosing agent OK-432. After a total of three intralesional injections of OK-432, the cyst had disappeared completely and the patient was free of symptoms. Thus, intralesional application of OK-432 is considered a highly effective treatment for cystic masses such as lymphoceles.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intralesional
  • Lymphocele / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphocele / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neck
  • Picibanil / administration & dosage
  • Picibanil / therapeutic use*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Picibanil