Asymptomatic lymphangioma involving the spleen and retroperitoneum in adults

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 44, 2009, Pages 5620-5623

  Chung, Sook Hee ^a   Park, Young Sook ^a   Jo, Yun Ju ^a   Kim, Seong Hwan ^a   Jun, Dae Won ^a   Son, Byoung Kwan ^a   Jung, Jun Young ^a   Baek, Dae Hyun ^a   Kim, Dong Hee ^a   Jung, Yoon Young ^a   Lee, Won Mi ^a  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lymphangioma; Retroperitoneum; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NAUSEA; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; SPLEEN CYST; SPLENECTOMY; VOMITING;

EID: 74049152964     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.5620     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. de Perrot M, Rostan O, Morel P, Le Coultre C. Abdominal lymphangioma in adults and children. Br J Surg 1998; 85: 395-397
2. Kim DH, Byun JN, Jang JY. Cystic lymphangioma involving the mesentery and the retroperitoneum: A case report. J Korean Radiol Soc 2005; 52: 347-350
3. Takayama A, Nakashima O, Kobayashi K, Kojiro M. Splenic lymphangioma with papillary endothelial proliferation: a case report and review of the literature. Pathol Int 2003; 53: 483-488
4. Cherk M, Nikfarjam M, Christophi C. Retroperitoneal lymphangioma. Asian J Surg 2006; 29: 51-54
5. Chang CH, Hsieh CB, Yu JC, Jan CI. A case of lymphangioma of the spleen. J Med Sci 2004; 24: 109-112
6. Chan IYF, Khoo J. Retroperitoneal lymphangioma in an adult. J HK Coll Radiol 2003; 6: 94-96
7. Kwon AH, Inui H, Tsuji K, Takai S, Imamura A, Kamiyama Y. Laparoscopic splenectomy for a lymphangioma of the spleen: report of a case. Surg Today 2001; 31: 258-261
8. Kim MJ, Cho KJ, Han EM, Lee YJ. Splenic lymphangioma: A report of three cases. Korean J Pathol 2002; 36: 416-419
9. Yang DM, Jung DH, Kim H, Kang JH, Kim SH, Kim JH, Hwang HY. Retroperitoneal cystic masses: CT, clinical, and pathologic findings and literature review. Radiographics 2004; 24: 1353-1365
10. Wadsworth DT, Newman B, Abramson SJ, Carpenter BL, Lorenzo RL. Splenic lymphangiomatosis in children. Radiology 1997; 202: 173-176