Although pulmonary lymphangioma is very rare, it is usually discovered as cystic or cavitary or solitary pulmonary nodular shadow on radiological studies. The final diagnosis is usually made pathologically after surgical intervention. We report an unusual case of pulmonary cystic lymphangioma developed in the lingular segment of the left upper lobe which was diagnosed and treated by surgical resection.
Diagnosis ; Lung Neoplasms ; Lymphangioma ; Lymphangioma, Cystic*

PURPOSE: Mesenteric and omental cysts are uncommon lesions found all age groups. They elicit interest because of their unclear pathogenesis and confusing terminology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CT findings of 12 case with mesenteric and omental cysts were described and compared with surgical and pathologic findings. RESULTS: In mesenteric and omental cyst, the histologic diagnoses were lymphangioma(7 cases), nonpancreatic pseudocyst(3 cases), mesothelial cyst(2 cases). Lymphangiomas were usually multiloculated with enhancing wall, located in the small bowel mesentery. And these cystic lesions were frequently attached to bowel and required resection of a bowel segment. In three cases of pseudocyst, thick and enhancing wall was shown in unilocular cyst. Two cases of mesothlial cyst were located in greater omenturn, showed very thin wall in unilocuation. CONCLUSION: The CT features of the mesenteric and omental cysts are fairly characteristic. Identification of lymphangioma, which shows a multilocuation and enhancing wall, is important due to frequent bowel resection in operative field.
Diagnosis ; Humans ; Lymphangioma ; Mesentery

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Condylomata Acuminata* ; Dermoscopy* ; Diagnosis, Differential* ; Lymphangioma* ; Vulva*

Lymphangioma circumscriptum is an uncommon benign hamartomatous malformation that consists of dilated lymphatic channels lined by normal, single-cell lymphatic endothelia. The diagnosis of lymphangioma circumscriptum is usually made on the basis of clinical characteristics. However, a biopsy is required to exclude other clinically resembling diseases, especially when the lesion shows unusual clinical features. We report a case of recurred perianal lymphangioma circumscriptum in a 13-year-old boy, which showed a verrucous mass having features of condyloma accuminatum.
Adolescent ; Biopsy ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Lymphangioma* ; Male

A 14-year-old male patient was admitted for an abnormal chest X-ray. A chest computed tomogram showed a cystic mass in the anterior mediastinum and spleen, 14X14 cm and 2X2 cm in size respectively. Complete removal of the mediastinal lesion was achieved by a median sternotomy. The final histologic diagnosis of the lesion was cystic lymphangioma. There was no evidence of tumor recurrence until a postoperative period of 14 months.
Adolescent ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Lymphangioma* ; Lymphangioma, Cystic ; Male ; Mediastinum ; Postoperative Period ; Recurrence ; Spleen ; Sternotomy ; Thorax

Lymphangiomas are congenital anomalies of the lymphatic system in which abnormal lymphatic channels are localized to form a benign mass. Lymphangiomas are classified into 3 types: simple, cavernous, and cystic (=cystic hygroma). Mixed forms may coexist. Cavernous lymphangiomas are very rare variants and characterized by penetration through the subcutaneous area between the muscular septa. Lymphangiomas are typically presented in the head, neck and axillary region, while cavernous lymphangiomas most commonly occur in the thorax or retroperitoneum. Although there are many papers about the cystic hygroma, a few cases of fetal thoracoabdominal cavernous lymphangioma have been reported. Accurate prenatal diagnosis and anatomical evaluation are important for delivery planning and prompt postnatal resuscitation. The anomaly was assessed by two dimensional (2D), three dimensional (3D), and real-time multiplanar four dimensional (4D) ultrasound. This case report confirms the usefulness of the 3D, real-time multiplanar 4D ultrasound to assess the mass extension and relationship with adjacent structures. We present a case of fetal thoracoabdominal cavernous lymphangioma diagnosed by 2D, 3D, real-time multiplanar 4D ultrasound with brief review of literatures.
Caves ; Head ; Lymphangioma ; Lymphangioma, Cystic ; Lymphatic System ; Neck ; Prenatal Diagnosis ; Resuscitation ; Thorax

Lymphangioma is a developmental anomaly that is known to occur in the neck and axilla, and only rarely in the mediastinum, retroperitoneum, groin and pelvis. An isolated chest wall lymphangioma is a rare benign neoplasm. In case of large sized lymphangioma, surgical excision is preferably recommended as the treatment of choice. We operated on a three-year old female for excision of chest wall. In pathologic diagnosis, it diagnosed the mass as chest wall lymphangioma.
Axilla ; Child* ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Groin ; Humans ; Lymphangioma ; Lymphangioma, Cystic* ; Mediastinum ; Neck ; Pelvis ; Thoracic Wall* ; Thorax*

Lymphangioma is a developmental anomaly that is known to occur in the neck and axilla, and only rarely in the mediastinum, retroperitoneum, groin and pelvis. An isolated chest wall lymphangioma is a rare benign neoplasm. In case of large sized lymphangioma, surgical excision is preferably recommended as the treatment of choice. We operated on a three-year old female for excision of chest wall. In pathologic diagnosis, it diagnosed the mass as chest wall lymphangioma.
Axilla ; Child* ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Groin ; Humans ; Lymphangioma ; Lymphangioma, Cystic* ; Mediastinum ; Neck ; Pelvis ; Thoracic Wall* ; Thorax*

A splenic cystic lymphangioma is a very rare benign condition, and is classified as one of the cystic proliferations of the spleen. They are considered to result from developmental malformation of the lymphatic system and can be divided roughly into two types according to the extent of the disease: the isolated type, where only the spleen is involved, and the widespread type, where splenic involvement is an expression of multiple organ involvement. Thery are usually seen in children and often found incidentally. Herein, a case of cystic lymphangioma of the spleen in an elderly woman is presented, with emphasis on the rarity of cases in old age and on the problems of differential diagnosis in relation to other cystic proliferations of the spleen.
Aged* ; Child ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Lymphangioma* ; Lymphangioma, Cystic ; Lymphatic System ; Spleen*

Adrenal cystic lymphangiomas are extremely rare entities that are often identified incidentally, with less than 60 cases reported to date. We found a protruding ovoid mass consisting of a multiloculated cystic lesion within right adrenal gland in the cadaver of a 75-year-old Korean man. The epithelial cells lining the adrenal cyst were diffusely positive for cluster of differentiation 31 and podoplanin, and negative for pan-cytokeratin. The histopathological diagnosis confirmed a cystic lymphangioma arising from the adrenal gland. Post-mortem findings of the present case are discussed based on the clinicopathological features of adrenal cystic lymphangiomas.
Adrenal Glands ; Aged ; Cadaver ; Diagnosis ; Epithelial Cells ; Humans ; Lymphangioma ; Lymphangioma, Cystic ; Male