[Gastro-epiploic lymphangioma. A case report]

The authors report a case of a gastro-epiploic lymphangioma in a 29-year-old male patient presenting with epigastric cramps. Physical examination was normal. Ultrasound and abdominal CT-scan showed a cystic mass under the left lobe of the liver containing fine septations and extending to the lesser sac. At surgery, a large cystic mass was found, situated around the celiac trunk. It was adherent to the lesser curvature of the stomach and posterior surface of the antrum and extended to the lesser sac. Excision of the mass and antrectomy were performed. Histologic examination was consistent with a diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma.