Lymphatic malformation
Disease Information
Tests
How are LMs diagnosed?
Usually your child’s medical history and physical examination will be enough for your doctor to make the diagnosis. Sometimes, however, an LM can be confused with a venous anomaly.
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast enhancement is used to confirm the diagnosis and determine the extent of the lymphatic abnormality.
- Before birth, LMs can often be detected by an ultrasound.
