Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of abdominal lymphangioma / 中华普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinicopathological features of abdominal lymphangioma and its diagnosis and treatment.Methods The clinical data of 37 patients with abdominal lymphangioma were analyzed retrospectively.Results The clinical presentations were slight abdominal distention and discomfort in 6 cases (16％),abdominal pain or lumbago in 13 cases (35％),found by health screening in 14 cases (38％) and abdominal mass in 4 cases (11％).Tumor located in retroperitoneal space in 20 cases,small bowel in 7 cases,colon mesentery in 4 cases,small mesentery in 2 cases,duodenum in 2 cases,stomach in one case and pancreas in one case.The surgical procedures were complete resection in 31 cases and incomplete resection in 6 cases.Except 3 cases lost to fol]ow-up,no recurrence was found during the postoperative follow-up period.Conclusions It is difficult to diagnose abdominal lymphangioma before operation,and complete resection of tumor is the first choice.