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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2005; 11(32): 5084-5086
Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5084
Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5084
Cystic lymphangioma of the jejunal mesentery in an adult: A case report
Chuang-Wei Chen, Sheng-Der Hsu, Chien-Hua Lin, Ming-Fang Cheng, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Jyh-Cherng Yu, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Section 2, Cheng-Gong Road, Neihu 114, Taipei, Taiwan, China. docallen.tw@yahoo.com.tw
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Received: March 3, 2005
Revised: April 5, 2005
Accepted: April 9, 2005
Published online: August 28, 2005
Revised: April 5, 2005
Accepted: April 9, 2005
Published online: August 28, 2005
Abstract
We herein describe the case of a 27-year-old female, who presented with a large mass of the upper left abdominal cavity discovered incidentally, through an annual health examination. Preoperative studies including abdominal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging were performed, but they could not accurately determine the nature of the tumor. At laparotomy, a large cystic tumor of the small bowel mesentery was found. Histopathologic examination diagnosed the tumor as a cystic lymphangioma. Although lymphangiomas are rare, especially in the abdomen of adults, they may sometimes present as acute abdomen, causing complications that require emergent surgery.
Keywords: Jejunum, Lymphangioma, Small bowel mesentery