Gallbladder lymphangioma:A case report and review of the literature

作     者：Jwa-Kyung Kim Kyo-Sang Yoo Joon Ho Moon Kwang Hyuk Park Yong Woo Chung Kyoung Oh Kim Cheol Hee Park Taeho Hahn Sang Hoon Park Jong Hyeok Kim Jang Yeong Jeon Min Jung Kim Kwang Seon Min Department of Pathology Hallym University College of Medicine Anyang Korea Choong Kee Park 

作者机构：Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Hallym University College of Medicine Anyang Korea Department of Surgery Hallym University College of Medicine Anyang Korea Department of Diagnostic Radiology Hallym University College of Medicine Anyang Korea 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2007年第13卷第2期

页      面：320-323页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：淋巴管炎 胆囊 诊断方法 磁共振技术 

摘      要：Lymphangiomas are rare, benign tumors of the lymphatic system, usually present in children aged 5 years and younger. Because they are asymptomatic until the mass enlarges to cause symptoms, most lymphangiomas are diagnosed at adulthood incidentally. We experienced a case of a 60-year-old man diagnosed with a cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder, which was successfully resected without any complication. Magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography were very helpful for the diagnosis of the cystic lesion around the gallbladder as were ultrasonography and computed tomography scan. These showed a multi-lobulated cystic mass with intact cystic duct and bile duct in the gallbladder fossa. The patient underwent an open cholecystectomy and the histological findings were consistent with a cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder. We here report the case of cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder with a review of the literature.