Abdominal cystic lymphangiomas: US and CT findings

Vargas-Serrano, B.; Alegre-Bernal, Nieves; Cortina-Moreno, Begoña; Rodríguez-Romero, Rafael; Sanchez-Ortega, Francisca

doi:10.1016/0720-048x(95)00604-o

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“…About 90% are diagnosed within the first two years of their existence [1,2] . In adults, gastrointestinal tract involvement of mesenteric lymphangioma is very rare, the distal ileal mesentery is most frequently involved [3] .…”

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Cavernous mesenteric lymphangiomatosis mimicking metastasis in a patient with rectal cancer: A case report

Hwang¹,

Choi²,

Park³

2009

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Lymphangioma usually occurs in children and usually involves the skin. Mesenteric lymphangioma is extremely rare in adults. Typically, lymphangioma appears on computed tomography (CT) as a lower attenuation of a cystic mass, however, some cases appear to be a solid mass. We describe the CT and 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/CT appearance in a case of jejunal and mesenteric cavernous lymphangiomatosis mimicking metastasis in an adult patient with rectal cancer.

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“…Gastrointestinal and mesenteric lymphangioma or lymphangiomatosis are extremely rare in adults [1][2][3] . A lymphangioma usually appears as a partially septated, cystic mass on imaging studies including ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).…”

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Cavernous mesenteric lymphangiomatosis mimicking metastasis in a patient with rectal cancer: A case report

Hwang¹,

Choi²,

Park³

2009

WJG

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“…MR imaging, including MRCP, clearly defined the mass and its relation to the gallbladder. The characteristic thin-walled multilocular cystic appearance was clearly depicted on MR imaging and was helpful for making the correct diagnosis [1,3,6,7] . MRCP characteristically showed that the cystic duct and bile duct were well preserved and were completely separated from the lymphangioma, as the finding of the present case.…”

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“…However recently, various advanced imaging studies, especially MRI and MRCP, can support the diagnosis of lymphangiomas more easily before exploration [1,6,7] . US seems to be useful in defining the mass as a multilocular cystic lesion, but often does not distinguish between a hepatic lesion and a pericholecystic lesion.…”

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“…Because most lymphangiomas are multicystic, lobulated lesions, they may be confused with other lesions, such as intrahepatic simple cysts, ductal ectasia, liver hemangiomas, pericholecystic cystic tumors or angiosarcomas. Various imaging studies are often required for accurate diagnosis and to differentiate gallbladder lymphangiomas from other lesions [3,6,7] . Recently, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) have been shown to be helpful for the characterization of the lesions as well as an evaluation of the relation to the adjacent organs.…”

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Gallbladder lymphangioma: A case report and review of the literature

Kim

Yoo

Moon³

et al. 2007

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Ly m p h a n g i o m a s a re ra re , b e n i g n t u m o r s o f t h e lymphatic system, usually present in children aged 5 years and younger. Because they are asymptomatic until the mass enlarges to cause symptoms, most lymphangiomas are diagnosed at adulthood incidentally. We experienced a case of a 60-year-old man diagnosed with a cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder, which was successfully resected without any complication. Magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography were very helpful for the diagnosis of the cystic lesion around the gallbladder as were ultrasonography and computed tomography scan. These showed a multi-lobulated cystic mass with intact cystic duct and bile duct in the gallbladder fossa. The patient underwent an open cholecystectomy and the histological findings were consistent with a cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder. We here report the case of cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder with a review of the literature.

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Intra-abdominal and Retroperitoneal Masses

Riggle

Gow

2015

Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound in Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery

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Abdominal cystic lymphangiomas: US and CT findings

Cited by 46 publications

References 14 publications

Cavernous mesenteric lymphangiomatosis mimicking metastasis in a patient with rectal cancer: A case report

Cavernous mesenteric lymphangiomatosis mimicking metastasis in a patient with rectal cancer: A case report

Gallbladder lymphangioma: A case report and review of the literature

Intra-abdominal and Retroperitoneal Masses

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