Open AccessCavernous mesenteric lymphangiomatosis mimicking metastasis in a patient with rectal cancer: A case report
Author(s) -
Seong Su Hwang,
Hyun Joo Choi,
Soo Youn Park
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.3947
Subject(s) - lymphangiomatosis , lymphangioma , medicine , radiology , metastasis , colorectal cancer , positron emission tomography , cancer , pathology , lymphatic system
Lymphangioma usually occurs in children and usually involves the skin. Mesenteric lymphangioma is extremely rare in adults. Typically, lymphangioma appears on computed tomography (CT) as a lower attenuation of a cystic mass, however, some cases appear to be a solid mass. We describe the CT and 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/CT appearance in a case of jejunal and mesenteric cavernous lymphangiomatosis mimicking metastasis in an adult patient with rectal cancer.