Splenic lymphangioma.
| Autor: | Ousmane T; General Surgery Department at Dalal Jamm Hospital, Dakar, Senegal. Electronic address: o_thiam@hotmail.fr., Mamadou FP; General Surgery Department at Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Senegal., Sitor SI; General Surgery Department at Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Senegal., Abdou N; General Surgery Department at Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Senegal., Madieng D; General Surgery Department at Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Senegal. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | International journal of surgery case reports [Int J Surg Case Rep] 2019; Vol. 62, pp. 40-42. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 08. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.07.078 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Abdominal localization of cyst lymphangioma is rare. The splenic involvement is exceptional. Case Presentation: A 63-year-old woman, who was followed for martial anemia evolving associated with abdominal pain in the past 12 months. On clinical examination, she had pallor conjunctival mucosa, with a normal abdominal and lymph node examination. The abdominal ultrasound showed multiple splenic cysts. The abdominal CT scan showed a normal-sized spleen with multiples hypodense cystic lesions. At the laparotomy exploration a multinodular spleen was found which measured 18 cm*15 cm*6 cm. The histological exam results showed concluded to a splenic cavernous lymphangioma without malignity signs. The follow-up after 12 months was normal. Conclusion: splenic lymphangioma is rare and benign tumor. Total splenectomy under laparotomy or laparoscopy is the appropriate treatment. (Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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