Cystic Lymphangioma of the Spleen Mimicking Hydatid Disease

• Published in: Journal of clinical gastroenterology Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 309 - 311
• Main Authors: Anadol, A Ziya, Oğuz, Mehmet, Bayramoğlu, Hatice, Edali, M Naci
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott-Raven Publishers 01-06-1998; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Diagnosis, Differential; Echinococcosis - diagnosis; Female; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Humans; Lymphangioma, Cystic - diagnosis; Lymphangioma, Cystic - epidemiology; Medical sciences; Splenic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Splenic Neoplasms - epidemiology; Tumors; Splenic disease; Cardiovascular disease; Hydatid cyst; Splenectomy; Histopathology; Cystic lymphangioma; Surgery; Female; Benign neoplasm; Echinococciasis; Sonography; Human; Spleen; Parasitosis; Helminthiasis; Congenital disease; Cestode disease; Differential diagnostic; Lymphatic vessel disease; Infection; Case study; Symptomatology; Treatment; Malformation; Abdominal disease; Echography
• ISSN: 0192-0790; 1539-2031
• DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199806000-00021

Cystic lymphangioma is a very rare condition generally accepted to be the result of a developmental malformation of the lymphatic system . Usually seen in children, it occurs infrequently in adults. The neck (75%) and axillary regions (20%) are the most common locations of lymphangioma, but it can occur in the retroperitoneum, mediastinum, mesentery, omentum, colon, pelvis, groin, bone, skin, scrotum, and spleen . We present a cystic lymphangioma of the spleen with emphasis on its rarity in this site and problems of differential diagnosis with hydatid disease.