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

Authors
Maryam Riahinezhad 1
Amir Hossein Sarrami 1
Zeinab Shariat 2
Faegheh Taghizadeh 3
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.
Keywords
Abdominal pain
cystic lymphangioma
pediatric surgery
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Advanced Biomedical Research
Volume 2015, August
August 2015
Pages 1-3