giant omental cyst (lymphangioma) mimicking ascites and tuberculosis

Giant Omental Cyst (Lymphangioma) Mimicking Ascites and Tuberculosis

Omental and mesenteric cysts are both rare pathologies in children. Children who have omental cysts usually display symptoms of abdominal distension, with or without a palpable mass. The mass can simulate ascites on clinical observation, or tuberculosis on radiological images. The optimal treatment for this condition is complete resection. The presenting symptoms of abdominal distension and the...

Giant omental cyst masquerading as hemorrhagic ascites.

A 5-year-old boy was seen with a history of gradually increasing abdominal distension from the age of 6 mo associated with diarrhea but no history of fever, jaundice, dyspnoea or swelling of extremities. He was undergoing repeated ‘ascitic’ taps from 1.5 yrs age and was on diuretics and anti-tuberculous treatment inspite of negative stains and DNA analysis. While the initial 2 taps were clear (...

A giant mesenteric cyst mimicking untreatable ascites.

Giant neoplastic omental cyst masquerading as ascites: a case report

INTRODUCTION Cystic lesion of the omentum and mesentery are rare. The incidence of both cyst types has been variously reported to vary from 1/27,000-100,000 hospital admission. Omental cysts occur three to ten times less frequently than mesenteric cyst. Preoperative diagnosis is infrequently made because of lack of characteristic symptoms and signs. CASE PRESENTATION We present our diagnostic...

Giant Renal Cyst Mimicking Ascites on Abdominal Ultrasonography.

An article describes diagnostic difficulties in patient with giant renal cyst, erroneously diagnosed as ascites on ultrasonographic examination. Patient was initially suspected to have disseminated intraabdominal malignancy. Abdominal paracentesis of supposed ascites was performed. The diagnosis of giant renal cyst was finally made by CT and patient was treated surgically. The limitations of ul...

Giant Primary Omental Leiomyosarcoma Mimicking Ovarian Malignancy