Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma is a rare disease, more frequent in children. The indication for resection is due to the presence of symptoms or compression of the neighboring organs. Hereby, it is described the case of an adult patient with previous surgery for seminoma. Complete resection of the tumor is the treatment of choice. The differential diagnosis in this particular situation is d...

In a retrospective study of cystic fibrosis in Northern Ireland for 1961 to 1971, the incidence was 1 in 1857 livebirths, which is comparable to figures from Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.

We report the case of two-year-old girl with hypovolemic shock caused by bleeding from an abdominal cystic lymphangioma. The whole blood was contained within a large omental bag that could be completely removed. There were no associated anomalies. The child progressed satisfactorily.

Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangiomas are rare tumors of the lymphatic system. These tumors usually present in childhood and are often diagnosed incidentally with imaging procedures. Although benign, they can grow to large sizes and become symptomatic due to their compressive effects. They can cause diagnostic dilemmas with other retroperitoneal cystic tumors including those arising from the liv...

A 35-year-old Japanese man's routine chest radiography revealed an abnormal opacity. Chest computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a 5.5 cm in dia. cystic tumor located at the left anterior mediastinum. The tumor was suspected to be an asymptomatic thymic cyst, and we chose observation for the tumor. At the 3-year follow up, the cystic tumor had gradually enlarged to 7.5 cm in...

Background: Lymphangiomas are congenital or acquired malformations (secondary to trauma, infection or neoplasm) in the mammary gland and are extremely rare. These lesions tend to infiltrate surrounding tissues and malignant degeneration is extremely rare. Lymphangiomas clinically manifest as benign, slow-growing masses that are diagnosed clinically and by imaging studies. Surgery with removal o...

Materials and methods FE, a man of 71 years, comes to our attention in July 2009 complaining about one month from the onset of dyspeptic disorders and a sense of weight reported in epigastrium. In his history, in addition to this, the patient reported the removal of a cystic lymphangioma in the left cheek a few years before. On physical examination, in the right hypochondriac region, there is t...

A case of intrathoracic, extramediastinal cystic hygroma presenting with pneumonia in a 6 year old boy is described.