CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA OF THE GREAT OMENTUM

Giant Mesenteric Cystic Lymphangioma Originating from the Lesser Omentum in the Abdominal Cavity

A 48 year old woman was diagnosed with a huge cystic mass in her abdominal cavity. She complained of significant abdominal discomfort due to the mass. The abdominal computed tomography revealed a giant multi-lobulated mass, measuring 26×12 cm in size, adjacent to the lesser curvature of the stomach. In the operation field, the mass was found to originate from the lesser omentum, including the r...

Cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas.

Cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas is a rare condition. A 14-year-old girl presented with a cystic abdominal mass and abdominal pain. She was initially treated by biopsy and cyst drainage, and subsequently with partial excision of the cystic mass. The mass, which was a cystic lymphangioma involving the pancreas, recurred after each operation. Persisting symptoms led to a pylorus-preserving pan...

Cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas

Lymphangioma is a benign form of neoplasm arising from the lymphatic system. It occurs as a result of congenital malformations of the lymphatics leading to the obstruction of local lymph flow and the development of lymphangiectasia. Lymphangiomas are common in pediatric patients, in the soft tissues of the neck and the axillae, but lymphangioma of the pancreas is extremely rare, accounting for ...

Cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas.

A Case of Hæmaturia Relieved after Removal of a Cystic Tumour of the Great Omentum

Thu following case appears to .be worth recording on account of its rarity and the unusual symptoms that accompanied the disease. Krishnamurti, a peon in a government office at Chicacole, aged about 24 years, consulted me in March 1926 regarding a tumour in the abdomen. He noticed it first in October 1925. It was then about the size of a marble, felt in the left hypochondriac region, painless, ...