• Int Surg · Jul 1993

    Case Reports

    Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma in adults.

    • G Y Chau, K L King, C H Su, and W Y Lui.
    • Department of Surgery, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
    • Int Surg. 1993 Jul 1; 78 (3): 243-6.

    AbstractRetroperitoneal lymphangioma is an unusual disease, more customarily reported in infants, only occasionally in adults. This paper reports four cases of histologically-confirmed retroperitoneal cystic lymphangiomas detected in adulthood. All four patients presented with palpable abdominal mass. The diagnostic imaging methods used included abdominal ultrasonogram and CT scan. Correct preoperative diagnosis was made in only one case, but four tumors were totally excised. Biochemical analysis of the lymphangioma content from three of the patients proved protein and fat rich. The CT attenuation numbers of both serous and chylous lymphangioma were similar and near that of water and so were not helpful in differential diagnosis with other cystic lesions with watery density content.

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