1 May 2004Case Report
JEJUNAL CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA IN ADULT WITH RAPID GROWTH
G. Vita 1R. Patti 2M. Arcara 2V. Davì 2P. Leo 2
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Chirurgia Generale, Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche ed Oncologiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo
2 U.O. di Chirurgia Generale, Endoscopica, Diagnostica ed Interventistica, Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche ed Oncologiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2004, 75(3), 363-368;
Published: 1 May 2004
Copyright © 2004 Annali Italiani di Chirurgia
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Abdominal cystic lymphangiomas are a rare pathology that are related to abnormal development of the lymphatic system. They predominate in a children and are very uncommon in adults. Here the authors report a case of a cystic intra-abdominal lymphangioma in a 64-years old woman in which the cyst was situated in the mesentery of the jejuneum, with rapid growth. Ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging led us to evaluate a cystic characterizations and his site. Surgical excision remain the treatment of choice because we can establish an histologic diagnosis. Complete surgical excision of cyst, although it can be difficult, consent a definitive healing.
Keywords
- Abdominal lymphangioma
- mesenteric cyst