Open AccessPositron emission tomography/computed tomography findings of multiple cystic lymphangiomas in an adult: A case report
Author(s) -
Momo Sun,
Jie Shen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i10.1973
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphangioma , exploratory laparotomy , radiology , pelvis , abdomen , positron emission tomography , differential diagnosis , pathology , surgery
Lymphangioma is a rare benign cystic tumor believed to be a proliferation of heterotopic lymphocytes. It is caused by congenital lymphatic dysplasia or other acquired factors related to surgery, trauma, infection, or cancer. In this article, we present the case of an adult patient who underwent multi-modal imaging and whose condition was finally confirmed to be multiple cystic lymphangiomas by pathological examination.