A Case of Lymphangioma of the Jejunum and a Review of 28 Cases in Japan

Sawai, Terumitsu; Nakao, Susumu; Ishii, Toshiyo; Eida, Kazuyuki; Noguchi, K.; Fujita, Akira; Kurouji, Ken-Ichi; Abe, Kuniko; Takahara, Osamu

doi:10.3919/ringe1963.51.327

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“…The mass is usually discovered only incidentally during examination or operation for an unrelated complaint. 11,12 However, some patients have acute clinical symptoms because of compression of the adjacent structures or because of complications such as infection, perforation, torsion, and rupture. 13,14 It has also been reported that intestinal lymphangioma causes intestinal obstruction.…”

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Lymphangioma of the jejunum and mesentery presenting with acute abdomen in an adult

Ueda¹,

Kasuya²,

Kotanagi

et al. 1998

Journal of Gastroenterology

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We describe a patient, 54-year-old woman, with lymphangiomas of the jejunum and mesentery presenting as acute abdomen. She had sudden onset of severe abdominal pain with guarding and fever. Physical examination revealed an elastic hard mass, with marked tenderness in the right abdominal region. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a heterogenous mass, 20 x 15 x 8cm in size, in the mesentery. An emergency operation was performed with the diagnosis of diffuse peritonitis due to an inflammatory tumor in the mesentery. At operation, the tumor was found in the mesentery, adhering to a 60-cm segment of the jejunum. Multiple small tumors were seen in the submucosal layer of jejunum. The tumor was excised with a 60cm length of the jejunum. Histologically, the tumors were diagnosed as cavernous lymphangiomas. Although lymphangioma in the abdomen is rare in adults, we should consider it as one of the causes of acute abdomen.

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confidence: 99%

Lymphangioma of the jejunum and mesentery presenting with acute abdomen in an adult

Ueda¹,

Kasuya²,

Kotanagi

et al. 1998

Journal of Gastroenterology

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Jejunal Lymphangioma Which Was Diagnosed Preoperatively and Resected Laparoscopically

Kim

Mitsui

Yoshida

et al. 2017

Jpn J Gastroenterol Surg, Nihon Shokaki Geka Gakkai zasshi

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Lymphangioma of the jejunum is a rare disease which may cause massive bleeding. A 29-year-old man was referred to our hospital for evaluation of melena with severe anemia, in whom esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy had failed to reveal the origin of the bleeding. Post-contrast CT detected an unenhanced mass in the small bowel. Subsequent double-balloon enteroscopy detected a soft, friable, and flat mass associated with lymphofollicular hyperplasia in the jejunum. Endoscopic tattooing enabled laparoscopic partial resection of the jejunum. Pathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of cavernous lymphangioma of 45 mm in diameter.

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