Acquired Omental Cystic Lymphangioma after Subtotal Gastrectomy: A Case Report.
10.3346/jkms.2009.24.6.1212
- Author:
Jong Han KIM
1
;
Woo Sang RYU
;
Byung Wook MIN
;
Tae Jin SONG
;
Gil Soo SON
;
Seung Joo KIM
;
Young Sik KIM
;
Jun Won UM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. junwonum@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Abdominal Neoplasms;
Surgery;
Lymphangioma;
Omentum;
Gastrectomy;
Adult
- MeSH:
Aged;
*Gastrectomy;
Gastric Stump/*pathology;
Humans;
Lymphangioma, Cystic/*pathology;
Male;
Omentum/*pathology;
Stomach Neoplasms/surgery
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2009;24(6):1212-1215
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We herein describe a case of cystic lymphangioma in the greater omentum of the remnant stomach, which is thought it to be related with subtotal gastrectomy 10 yr ago for early gastric cancer. A 76-yr-old man was admitted to our department with postprandial abdominal discomfort and bowel habit change. Intraabdominal multilocular cystic mass was detected by ultrasonography and computed tomography. We performed a complete En-bloc tumor resection including spleen and distal pancreas, and histological examination confirmed cystic lymphangioma originated from the greater omentum of the remnant stomach. Although the etiology of omental lymphangioma remains largely unclear, these findings suggested strongly that obstruction of the lymphatic vessels after gastric resection for gastric carcinoma might be the most plausible cause. The surgical extirpation with resection of organs involved appears to be a treatment of choice for such unusual case.
