Intra-abdominal cystic lymphangioma in adults: A case series of 32 patients and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cystic lymphangioma (CL) is a benign tumor originating from the lymph vessels. Lymphangiomas in the abdominal cavity are extremely rare, particularly in adults.This article was designed to study the epidemiological, diagnostic difficulties, and therapeutic principles of intra-abdominal cystic lymphangioma (ACL) in adults.

Material and methods

We conducted a single-center, retrospective study of 32 adult patients with ACL admitted to surgical department "A" in "La Rabta Hospital" in Tunis, from January 1998 through December 2020. The demographic, clinical, biological, radiological characteristics, histopathologic, and therapeutic data were collected, as well as the surgical intervention used and the postoperative immediate and late complications.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Maghrebi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486738 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature