Surgical excision of a large retroperitoneal lymphangioma: A case report
作者机构：Department of SurgerySamsung Medical CenterSeoul 06351South Korea Department of SurgeryJeju National University HospitalJeju-si 63241JejudoSouth Korea Department of PathologyJeju National University Medical CenterJeju-si 63241Jeju-doSouth Korea Department of SurgeryJeju National University Medical CenterJeju-si 63241Jeju-doSouth Korea
出 版 物：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)
年 卷 期：2022年第10卷第31期
页 面：11561-11566页
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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Retroperitoneum Lymphangioma Hydronephrosis Case report
摘 要：BACKGROUND Lymphangiomas are rare benign tumors most commonly found in children under 2 years of age;adult cases are extremely *** lymphangiomas represent less than 1%of all *** of their benign nature and possibility of spontaneous resolution,lymphangiomas are sometimes left untreated for long periods of ***,if they grow large enough to compress surrounding structures,retroperitoneal lymphangiomas may cause symptoms such as abdominal pain,nausea or *** report a case of a rapidly growing retroperitoneal lymphangioma in an adult,treated with complete surgical *** SUMMARY A 60-year-old female who was diagnosed with an intra-abdominal cystic mass(11 cm×9.5 cm)seven years ago presented to our hospital with symptoms of early satiety,nausea,and intermittent abdominal *** tomography(CT)scan confirmed interval enlargement to a 24 cm×22 cm-sized huge left retroperitoneal mass,causing left hydronephrosis by external *** was done via long midline *** to severe adhesion between the aorta and the medial border of the mass,the cyst was intentionally opened for fluid aspiration and size *** suture closure of the opening,we proceeded carefully with *** showed light yellowish serous *** mass was excised completely,and the pathology was consistent with cystic *** post-operative period was uneventful,and the patient was discharged without ***-up CT scan one month after surgery confirmed complete removal of the mass and decreased left *** Excision of the huge retroperitoneal cystic mass resulted in relief of the patient’s symptoms,originally caused by external compression,and also ruled out the possibility of malignancy.
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