A Case Report of Cystic Lymphangioma of Colon.
- Author:
Suk Joon PARK
;
Jung Gun UH
;
Dong Ha CHUN
;
Jae Il KIM
;
Joo Il PARK
;
In Hwan YU
;
Wha Young KIM
;
Chang Hoo LEE
;
Jeong Hyeob KANG
;
Seong Min HAN
;
Dong Whan CHOI
;
Young Hee PARK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cystic lymphangioma;
Colon;
Colonoscopy
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult;
Autopsy;
Barium;
Colon*;
Colon, Transverse;
Colonoscopy;
Enema;
Female;
Humans;
Intussusception;
Lymphangioma;
Lymphangioma, Cystic*;
Weight Loss
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1996;16(5):765-771
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lymphangioma is a benign tumor of lymphatic origin. Lymphangioma can occur anywhere in the body and only rarely affects the intestinal tract. Most intestinal lymphangiomas are asymptomatic and detected incidentally at autopsy or surgery. Occasionally, they may be large enough to present as a mass to cause obstruction or intussusception. Recently, we examined a case of a 27-year-old woman who complained right upper quadrant abdominal pain, increased bowel sound and weight loss. By surgical resection after the double contrast barium enema and colonoscopy, we could confirm cystic lymphangioma of the transverse colon. So we report this case with brief review of relevant literature.
