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Pathological Discrepancy: Simple Mesenteric Cyst vs. Mesenteric Lymphangioma

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: . A 52-year-old woman was consulted by a surgeon for a derivative felt in her abdomen. The patient said she felt a growing derivative in the abdomen about a month ago. After consulting and testing, a sigmoid colon mesenteric cyst (13 cm × 11 cm × 10 cm) was found. Complete excision of the cyst within healthy tissues was performed through laparotomy. The surgery had no complications. The initial pathological answer was a simple mesothelial cyst (a rare histological finding). However, immunohistochemical tests were performed that showed that diagnosis was mesenteric cystic lymphangioma (ML). Cystic lymphangiomas that have a link to the mesentery have been described less than 200 times. CONCLUSIONS: Final differential diagnosis between different cystic derivatives is possible only based on histopathological examinations. Mesenteric lymphangioma is most common at a very young age, but in rare cases, it also occurs in adults. All clinicians should increase their awareness of the disease.

Source: Case Reports in Surgery

DOI: 10.1155/2021/8848462

Authors: Vygintas Aliukonis, Marius Lasinskas, Algirdas Pilvelis, Audrius Gradauskas

Institutions: Vilnius University, Vilniaus miesto klinikinė ligoninė

Language: English

Topic: Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $790