A case of intra-abdominal multiple lymphangiomas in an adult in whom the immunological evaluation supported the diagnosis
| Autor: | G Amadori, Alessandro Poletti, Raffaele Micciolo |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Lymphangiectasis Exploratory laparotomy T-Lymphocytes medicine.medical_treatment Lymphangiectasia Gastroenterology Neoplasms Multiple Primary Fatal Outcome Agammaglobulinemia immune system diseases Lymphopenia hemic and lymphatic diseases Internal medicine Intestinal Neoplasms Lymphangioma medicine Humans Large intestine Lymphangiomatosis Peritoneal Neoplasms Hypoproteinemia Hepatology business.industry Gallbladder Anemia Middle Aged medicine.disease Appendix Ileal Neoplasms medicine.anatomical_structure Appendiceal Neoplasms Biliary tract Abdominal Neoplasms Gallbladder Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hemangioma business |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 11:347-352 |
| ISSN: | 0954-691X |
| Popis: | A 60-year-old patient with intra-abdominal lymphangiomatosis is described. He presented with anaemia due to enteric haemorrhage, hypoproteinaemia with heavy hypogammaglobulinaemia and T-cell lymphopenia. Duodenal biopsy showed lymphangiectasia while a small bowel study revealed several filling defects in the terminal ileum. On exploratory laparotomy, numerous inoperable lymphangio-haemangiomata were found, involving the small and large intestine, appendix, mesenterium, gallbladder and main biliary tract. The importance of T-cell lymphopenia and hypogammaglobulinaemia in the diagnosis of intra-abdominal lymphangiomatosis with lymphangiectasia is stressed. |
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