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Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma in an Adult: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity
Background. Retroperitoneal lymphangioma is a rare, benign mesodermal tumor arising from the retroperitoneal lymphatics which usually presents in infancy and it is worthy to report a case when it has presented in an adult. After a thorough literature search in English we concluded that less than 200...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4381689/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25866696 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/732531 |
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author | Tripathi, Mayank Parshad, Sanjeev Karwasra, Rajender Kumar Gupta, Ashish Srivastva, Saket Sarwal, Ankush |
author_facet | Tripathi, Mayank Parshad, Sanjeev Karwasra, Rajender Kumar Gupta, Ashish Srivastva, Saket Sarwal, Ankush |
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description | Background. Retroperitoneal lymphangioma is a rare, benign mesodermal tumor arising from the retroperitoneal lymphatics which usually presents in infancy and it is worthy to report a case when it has presented in an adult. After a thorough literature search in English we concluded that less than 200 cases of adult retroperitoneal lymphangioma have been reported so far. Apart from being a rare entity it also presents as a diagnostic dilemma and final diagnosis is often made on surgical exploration. Case Presentation. We report a case of retroperitoneal lymphangioma in a 55-year-old male who presented with abdominal distension and dull aching abdominal pain. Conclusion. Retroperitoneal lymphangiomas are rare tumors of infancy but may also present in adults where they are a diagnostic challenge. Differentiating cystic lymphangiomas from other cystic growths by imaging studies alone are often inconclusive and surgery is frequently required for definitive diagnosis and to ameliorate the symptoms. |
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spelling | pubmed-43816892015-04-12 Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma in an Adult: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity Tripathi, Mayank Parshad, Sanjeev Karwasra, Rajender Kumar Gupta, Ashish Srivastva, Saket Sarwal, Ankush Case Rep Surg Case Report Background. Retroperitoneal lymphangioma is a rare, benign mesodermal tumor arising from the retroperitoneal lymphatics which usually presents in infancy and it is worthy to report a case when it has presented in an adult. After a thorough literature search in English we concluded that less than 200 cases of adult retroperitoneal lymphangioma have been reported so far. Apart from being a rare entity it also presents as a diagnostic dilemma and final diagnosis is often made on surgical exploration. Case Presentation. We report a case of retroperitoneal lymphangioma in a 55-year-old male who presented with abdominal distension and dull aching abdominal pain. Conclusion. Retroperitoneal lymphangiomas are rare tumors of infancy but may also present in adults where they are a diagnostic challenge. Differentiating cystic lymphangiomas from other cystic growths by imaging studies alone are often inconclusive and surgery is frequently required for definitive diagnosis and to ameliorate the symptoms. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4381689/ /pubmed/25866696 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/732531 Text en Copyright © 2015 Mayank Tripathi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Tripathi, Mayank Parshad, Sanjeev Karwasra, Rajender Kumar Gupta, Ashish Srivastva, Saket Sarwal, Ankush Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma in an Adult: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity |
title | Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma in an Adult: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity |
title_full | Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma in an Adult: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity |
title_fullStr | Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma in an Adult: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity |
title_full_unstemmed | Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma in an Adult: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity |
title_short | Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma in an Adult: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity |
title_sort | retroperitoneal lymphangioma in an adult: a case report of a rare clinical entity |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4381689/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25866696 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/732531 |
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