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Abdominal cystic lymphangioma in a woman at 14 weeks' gestation: case report
L Cipriano1, P L Palazzetti, P Alò
1II Clinic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
Lymphangiomas are uncommon benign tumors that most commonly present early in life, and are even more exceptional in adults. We present a rare case of a 14-week pregnant woman who had a large septated cystic lesion adherent to the ileum. Despite analysis by ultrasound, the correct diagnosis was established only via laparotomy and she had surgical resection of an abdominal lymphangioma.
Lymphangiomas are uncommon benign tumors that most commonly present early in life, and are even more exceptional in adults. We present a rare case of a 14-week pregnant woman who had a large septated cystic lesion adherent to the ileum. Despite analysis by ultrasound, the correct diagnosis was established only via laparotomy and she had surgical resection of an abdominal lymphangioma.