A huge omental lymphangioma with extension into labia majorae: a case report

Abdominal cystic lymphangiomas are uncommon congenital benign tumors. We present a case of a 4 year old female child with a cystic lymphangioma arising from greater omentum and occupying whole of the abdomen and protruding through labia mejora. Ultrasonography and CT scan confirmed the diagnosis. Co...

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Published inBMC surgery Vol. 6; p. 18
Main Authors Mohite, Prashant N, Bhatnagar, Ashok M, Parikh, Shailesh N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 27.12.2006
Subjects
Child, Preschool
Female
Genitalia, Female - pathology
Humans
Lymphangioma, Cystic - diagnosis
Lymphangioma, Cystic - pathology
Lymphangioma, Cystic - surgery
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Omentum - surgery
Peritoneal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Peritoneal Neoplasms - pathology
Peritoneal Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Abdominal cystic lymphangiomas are uncommon congenital benign tumors. We present a case of a 4 year old female child with a cystic lymphangioma arising from greater omentum and occupying whole of the abdomen and protruding through labia mejora. Ultrasonography and CT scan confirmed the diagnosis. Complete excision of the cyst along with omentectomy done with no clinical or radiological evidence of recurrence till 6 months. Due to variable presentation of abdominal lymphangiomas, extensive imaging studies are necessary for evaluation and diagnosis. Complete surgical resection is a treatment of choice.
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ISSN:1471-2482