A Case Report with Lymphangiomatosis of the Colon.
10.3346/jkms.2010.25.1.155
- Author:
Sung Won JUNG
1
;
Jae Myung CHA
;
Joung Il LEE
;
Kwang Ro JOO
;
Jae Won CHOE
;
Hyun Phil SHIN
;
Kyo Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kyunghee College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dramc@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Colon;
Endosonography;
Lymphangiomatosis;
Neoplasms
- MeSH:
Adult;
Colon/ultrasonography;
Colonic Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/ultrasonography;
Colonoscopy;
Endosonography;
Female;
Humans;
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis/*diagnosis/pathology/ultrasonography
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2010;25(1):155-158
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The incidence of lymphangiomas in the gastrointestinal tract is low, particularly in the colon and rectum, and most cases are solitary. Lymphangiomatosis of the colon are encountered infrequently with only one report in the English literature, and polypectomy was performed for the diagnosis in that case report. However, trends in the diagnosis of lymphangiomatosis of colon have been changing since the development of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), and this case is the first in that lymphangiomatosis of the colon was diagnosed without invasive procedures. Here we describe the case of 31-yr-old woman with lymphangiomatosis of the colon with numerous polyposis-like appearing lesions diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasonography and a colonoscopy.
