Open AccessSmall intestinal hemolymphangioma with bleeding: A case report
Author(s) -
Yanfei Fang,
Lifeng Qiu,
Ying Du,
Zhig Jiang,
Min Gao
Publication year - 2012
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.v18.i17.2145
Subject(s) - medicine , duodenum , small intestine , gastrointestinal bleeding , malignancy , pathological , endoscopy , pancreas , intestinal resection , gastroenterology , radiology , resection , surgery
Small intestinal hemolymphangioma is a very rare benign tumor. There was only one report of a hemolymphangioma of the pancreas invading to the duodenum until March 2011. Here we describe the first case of small intestinal hemolymphangioma with bleeding in a 57-year-old woman. She presented with persistent gastrointestinal bleeding and endoscopy revealed a small intestinal tumor. Partial resection of the small intestine was thus performed and the final pathological diagnosis was hemolymphangioma. We also highlight the difficultly in making an accurate preoperative diagnosis in spite of modern imaging techniques. To arrive at a definitive diagnosis and exclude malignancy, partial resection of the small intestine was considered to be the required treatment.