Gastric haemolymphangioma: a literature review and report of one case

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Gastric haemolymphangioma is a very rare benign tumour. Pathologically, it is composed of lymphatic vessels and blood vessels. Only a few cases of haemolymphangioma have been reported in the literature so far, all of which developed at sites other than the stomach. The authors believe that a haemolymphangioma occurring in the stomach has not been previously reported. The patient was a healthy 68-year-old male who had felt light epigastric discomfort for 3 months. A CT scan and a gastrofiberscope examination revealed a well-demarcated mass on the posterior wall of the stomach near the lesser curvature. The mass was successfully removed by surgery. During the 18-month follow-up period, the patient was asymptomatic with no recurrence. In this case report, we discuss the imaging findings as well as the pathological features of this unusual case, with a review of the related literature.

Ectopic pancreas appearing as a giant gastric cyst mimicking gastric lymphangioma: a case report and a brief review

“…Endoscopically, lymphangioma presents as a submucosal tumor with normal overlying mucosa [ 23 ]. EUS images showing lesions composed of anechoic and lobulated structures located predominantly in the submucosa are also characteristic of gastric lymphangioma [ 22 – 26 ], but these lesions have very thin walls and little stromal or thickened wall Therefore, it is necessary to clarify gastric lymphangioma in the differential diagnosis of EP in clinical work.…”

Hemolymphangioma of the waist: A case report and review of the literature

“…The search strategy to identify all possible studies involved use of the word 'hemolymphangioma'. In total, 47 previous studies concerning this type of tumor were identified (1,44,(46)(47)(48)(49)(50). However, to the best of our knowledge, no studies have reported hemolymphangioma of the waist.…”

“…Lymphangioma, also known as angioma lymphaticum, is a congenital malformation of the vascular system, comprising newly-formed lymph spaces and channels (1). Landing and Farber (2) classified this benign malformation in four categories, including capillary, cavernous and cystic (hygroma) lymphangioma, and hemolymphangioma, which is a combination of hemangioma and lymphangioma.…”

“…Hemolymphangioma has been previously detected at the pancreas (5,7-12), spleen (13)(14)(15)(16), stomach (1,17), rectum (18), mediastinum (19)(20)(21), chest wall (22)(23)(24)(25), small intestine (26), extremities (3,27,28), cervix (29,30), pericardium (31), oral region (32), esophagus (33), axilla (34), retroperitoneal space (35,36), adrenal gland (37), abdomen (38), duodenum (4) and hepatica (39), as well as on the tongue (40,41) and orbit (42,43). However, to the best of our knowledge, no studies have reported this type of tumor in the waist region, as determined by a review of the medical literature until June 2014 using the PubMed database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed; accessed on 9th June 2014).…”

Case report: obstruction in the right ventricular outflow tract due to hemolymphangioma

“…However, previously, case reports on hemolymphangioma in adults were predominant. Hemolymphangiomas have been reported to be found in the rectum, small intestine, spleen, liver, chest wall, and mediastinum, whereas they were rarely found in the heart (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9). In 1991, Miralles A reported a case of hemolymphangioma located under the pulmonary artery but not in the ventricular lumen (10).…”