[Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma]

The rare case of a cystic lymphangioma is described in an elderly patient. Most of these tumors occur in patients under the age of five. The intraabdominal localisation is also rare, here the common localisation is the mesentery and in only 5% the retroperitoneum. The woman lived for 11 years after clinical manifestation of the lymphangioma. We give a brief review of the literature.