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CT differentiation of large abdominal lymphangioma from ascites
C H Lugo-Olivieri1, G A Taylor
1Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland.
Pediatric Radiology
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
Abdominal lymphangiomas are uncommon benign tumors, usually presenting in early childhood as a palpable abdominal mass. Their sonographic and CT appearance has been well described, and usually consists of well-defined, thin-walled cysts which can be unilocular, or multiloculated, and may contain septations. Rarely, these cysts may be large enough to be confused with ascites on physical exam. We present such a case to emphasize the imaging features that may help in the differentiation between ascites and large mesenteric lymphangiomas.