Tratamento cirúrgico de cisto de mesentério gigante

Abstract

RESUMOCisto de mesentério constitui uma patologia rara, cuja etiologia é desconhecida. A apresentação clínica costuma ser assintomática e é frequente o diagnóstico durante exames de imagem ou ato cirúrgico. O tratamento dessa patologia é cirúrgico e apresenta bom prognóstico, com baixas taxas de malignização. Apresentamos um caso de uma paciente com cisto de mesentério e uma discussão sobre a patologia e seu tratamento. Palavras-chave: cisto mesentérico; procedimentos cirúrgicos operatórios; neoplasias retroperitoneais. ABSTRACTMesenteric cyst is a rare disease whose etiology is unknown. The clinical presentation is usually asymptomatic and is often diagnosed during imaging or surgery. The treatment of this condition is surgical and has a good prognosis, with low rates of malignancy. We present a case of a patient with mesenteric cyst and a discussion of the pathology and treatment.

Mesenteric Cyst – A Case Report

“…In this case, the chosen approach was the laparotomy due to the proximity to structures of the digestive tract, with the possibility of resection of gastric parts. In the literature there are other treatments described, such as sclerotherapy and drug therapy with sirolimus, however these treatments are more commonly used for lymphangiomas in places of difficult surgical access such as the mediastinum, head and neck 5,6 .…”

“…Considered benign tumors, probably of congenital origin, lymphangiomas are most commonly located in the cervical and axillary regions and are uncommonly found in the abdominal region. Another denomination found for mesenteric cysts is vascular hamartoma, which encompasses a group of pathologies derived from failure in vascular evolutionary development, including the lymphatic one 5,6 .…”