Laparoscopic Excision of a Retroperitoneal Cystic Lymphangioma: Report of a Case

Abstract

A 36-year-old woman without any relevant medical history was admitted to our hospital with an abdominal tumor that had caused recurrent right hypochondral and back pain for 3 months. Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography. We suc-cessfully excised the tumor laparoscopically. Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangiomas are rare lesions that usually present in infancy, rather than in adulthood. Most patients experience chronic symptoms, necessitating therapeutic intervention. Excision is the treatment of choice, and can be performed laparoscopically in selected patients.

Asymptomatic lymphangioma involving the spleen and mediastinum in adults

“…Lymphangiomas are usually asymptomatic and they are discovered incidentally during unrelated abdominal ultrasonography or computed tomography [6]. They can be seen as single or multiple round cystic, multiloculated or uniloculated structures.…”

Laparoscopic Management of Retroperitoneal Masses: Our Experience and Literature Review

“…Most papers are case reports [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] and there are 3 small series. [19][20][21] Table 3 summarizes the data of those cases; unfortunately some papers are incomplete with regards to several data elements.…”

Mesenteric calcified cystic lymphangioma in an adult patient

“…The treatment of choice is radical excision, since incomplete resection may lead to recurrence (14). We completely excised the cystic lesion present in the intestinal mesentery of our patient.…”