Gallbladder lymphangioma simulating liver hydatid cyst: A case report

Dukmak, Osama N.; Sarhan, Fajr M A; Mohammad, Saad Mufid Ali; Emar, Mohammad; Zaro, Rashad Al; Salhab, Rafiq M.A.

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107540

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“…Although early studies have not reported any predisposing factors in the family history or past medical history, our case had a history of hepatic cancer in her father, and the probable correlation is still unstudied. Reported cases of gallbladder lymphangioma are mainly women, and the age varies from 2 to 66 (Table 1 ) 3 – 17 . Although lymphangioma can be an incidental finding 4 – 6 , 9 , 13 , 15 , at the time of presentation, most of the cases had symptoms including chronic or acute right upper quadrant pain as a result of the compression effect of the cyst 3 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 14 – 17 .…”

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“…Reported cases of gallbladder lymphangioma are mainly women, and the age varies from 2 to 66 (Table 1 ) 3 – 17 . Although lymphangioma can be an incidental finding 4 – 6 , 9 , 13 , 15 , at the time of presentation, most of the cases had symptoms including chronic or acute right upper quadrant pain as a result of the compression effect of the cyst 3 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 14 – 17 . Intra-cystic hemorrhage occurred in some cases and made the lesion harder to diagnose 4 , 6 , 12 , while no rupture of the cyst is reported.…”

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Gallbladder fossa lymphangioma encasing the common bile duct: a case report and review of the literature

Samidoust,

Moayerifar,

Gholipour

et al. 2024

Annals of Medicine &Amp; Surgery

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Introduction: Lymphangiomas are rare low-flow lymphatic vessel malformations mostly diagnosed in childhood. Among the abdominal lymphangiomas, the gallbladder lymphangioma is a rare presentation, and only a few cases have been reported till date, of which majority were cystic lymphangiomas. Case presentation: The authors present a case of a 48-year-old female with abdominal pain and normal physical examination and laboratory findings. On the performed imaging, a multiloculated cystic lesion, located in the gallbladder fossa, was found. The patient underwent open cholecystectomy, and surprisingly, the cyst extended to the common bile duct, which was separated cautiously. The cyst was resected, and the histopathological findings confirmed cystic lymphangioma. Conclusion: The cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder can be asymptomatic, although most of the literature has reported abdominal pain. The diagnosis of lymphangioma is complicated, especially when intra-cystic hemorrhage happens. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging are usually performed. The surgical excision of the cyst and the gallbladder is the treatment of choice. Although bile duct involvement is extremely rare, it should be considered during the surgery.

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