Two unusual sites of cystic lymphangioma in a child: A report of imaging profile with surgical and histopathologic findings

Riahinezhad, Maryam; Sarrami, Amir Hossein; Shariat, Zeinab; Taghizadeh, Faegheh

Two unusual sites of cystic lymphangioma in a child: A report of imaging profile with surgical and histopathologic findings

Authors

¹ Department of Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

² Department of Pediatrics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

³ Department of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Cystic lymphangioma (CL) is a benign lymphatic malformation mostly seen in the head and neck of neonates and infants. Abdominal CL is an unusual entity which may present in omentum, mesentery, abdominal wall, or solid organs. The authors present an unusual case with two separate abdominal cystic lymphangiomas.

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