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Published on: May 1, 2015
[Cystic lymphangioma. Our experience]
M Arzoz Fàbregas1, L L Ibarz Servio, J Areal Calama
1Servicio de Urologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona. 37031maf@comb.es
Objective:
To comment on the most relevant aspects and to review the literature on this unusual pathology.
Material And Methods:
We present two cases of cystic lymphangioma, their clinical, diagnosis, therapy and development, and we review the actual literature. The first case is a young man with the diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma of the scrotum and pelvis. The second case is one patient with a cystic lymphangioma of the retroperitoneum.
Discussion:
Cystic lymphangioma is a congenital lymphatic hamartoma of the lymphatic system that usually appears at childhood like a big mass at soft tissues that has a tendency to grow unless a completed excision is performed.
Conclusions:
There are few cases of scrotal cystic lymphangioma in the literature; they are often misdiagnosed as other common cystic scrotal conditions leading to an improper surgical approach and an incomplete surgery that predisposes later recurrence. Cystic lymphangioma of the retroperitoneum is a rare entity diagnosis in most cases as an incidentaloma.
