Gastric lymphangioma is a rare benign gastric tumor composed of unilocular or multilocular lymphatic spaces. On gastrofiberscopy a submucosal tumor covered with smooth transparent normal mucosa is revealed in the stomach with or without a stalk. Endoscopic ultrasonography has become an indispensable tool for differentiating these gastric tumors. Treatment of lymphangioma depends on its size, location, and presence of complications. Endoscopic resection is safe and easy and plays an important role in confirming the diagnosis and treatment of the tumors especially of small-sized ones. We report a case of gastric lymphangioma in a 68-yr-old woman who presented with nausea and vague epigastric discomfort for two months. She was diagnosed by gastrofiberscopy with endoscopic ultrasonography and treated successfully with endoscopic resection by strip biopsy method.
Aged ; Biopsy ; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal ; Endosonography ; Female ; Human ; Lymphangioma/*pathology/surgery/ultrasonography ; Stomach Neoplasms/*pathology/surgery/ultrasonography

Fetal cystic hygroma is a rare developmental congenital anomaly of the lymphatic system, characterized by the formation of a multilocular, variable sized cystic mass. Most of cystic hygromas are found in the neck and other rare locations include axilla, mediastinum, and limbs. There are many papers about cystic hygroma colli, but there are only a few papers about fetal axillary cystic hygroma and no domestic papers. We present a case of fetal axillary cystic hygroma diagnosed antenatally followed by full-term delivery in a 30-yr-old woman. Operation was performed on the 8th day after birth and the mass was excised and confirmed as cystic hygroma.
Adult ; Axilla ; Female ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Lymphangioma, Cystic/*pathology/*ultrasonography ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Complications ; *Ultrasonography, Prenatal

We report the imaging findings in a case of fetal lymphangioma involving the retroperitoneum and right lower extremity, and diagnosed by ultrasonography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging at 26 weeks of gestation. Prenatal ultrasonograms and T2-weighted single-shot fast spin-echo MR images clearly revealed an extensive, multilocular cystic mass with internal hemorrhage in the retroperitoneum extending to the lower extremity.
Abortion, Eugenic ; Adult ; Female ; Fetal Diseases/*pathology/*ultrasonography ; Human ; Lower Extremity/pathology/ultrasonography ; Lymphangioma/*pathology/*ultrasonography ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods ; Pregnancy ; Retroperitoneal Space/pathology/ultrasonography ; Ultrasonography, Prenatal

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Aged ; Antigens, CD34/metabolism ; Female ; Humans ; Lymphangioma/pathology/*radionuclide imaging/ultrasonography ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder is quite a rare tumor with only a few cases having been reported in the literature. We describe here a rare case of cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder, which was unusual in that the patient presented with biliary pain and an abnormal liver test. Ultrasonography and computed tomography of the abdomen showed a multi-septated cystic mass in the gallbladder fossa and an adjacent compressed gallbladder. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography showed there was no communication between the bile tract and the lesion, and there were no other abnormal findings with the exception of a laterally compressed gallbladder. After performing endoscopic sphincterotomy, a small amount of sludge was released from the bile duct. The histological findings were consistent with a cystic lymphangioma originating from the subserosal layer of the gallbladder. This unusual clinical presentation of a gallbladder cystic lymphangioma was attributed to biliary sludge, and this was induced by gallbladder dysfunction that was possibly from compression of the gallbladder due to the mass.
Adult ; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde ; Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic ; Female ; Gallbladder Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery ; Humans ; Lymphangioma, Cystic/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Ultrasonography

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Cystic lymphangioma is an uncommon disease, and rarely develops in the intraabdomen. The aim of this article was to discuss about clinical characteristics of intraabdominal cystic lymphangioma developed in Korea. METHODS: Age, sex, symptoms, locations and size of the lesions, diagnostic methods, treatments, complications and recurrence were analyzed in 13 pathologically confirmed cases of intraabdominal cystic lymphangioma and 18 cases of literature consideration reported in Korea. RESULTS: Intraabdominal cystic lymphangioma commonly developed in adults compared to the other lymphangioma, and frequently located in the mesentery. Abdominal pain was the most common symptom, but it was a non-specific finding. Tenderness and abdominal mass were not significantly associated. The size of mass was diverse. Abdominal ultrasonography and abdominal CT were diagnostic tools most commonly used, but preoperative diagnosis was possible only in 22.6%. All patients were discharged without any complications, and no recurrence was reported. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative diagnosis of intraabdominal cystic lymphangioma is difficult and symptoms and signs are not specific. Intra-abdominal cystic lymphangioma should be suspected in patients with non specific abdominal pain and intraabdominal mass and active diagnostic evaluation is mandatory.
Abdominal Pain/etiology ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Lymphangioma, Cystic/*diagnosis/pathology/ultrasonography ; Male ; Mesentery/pathology ; Middle Aged ; Omentum/pathology ; Peritoneal Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/ultrasonography ; Prognosis ; Republic of Korea ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed