A Rare Presentation of Omental Lymphangioma Masquerading as Malignancy in an Adult Patient.


Journal

ACG case reports journal
ISSN: 2326-3253
Titre abrégé: ACG Case Rep J
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101638398

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Historique:
received: 04 04 2020
accepted: 17 07 2020
entrez: 16 12 2020
pubmed: 17 12 2020
medline: 17 12 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Abdominal lymphangiomas are benign vascular neoplasms of the lymphatic vessels. Most are believed to be congenital, and they rarely present in the abdomen in adults. Omental lymphangiomas, in particular, are especially rare and can masquerade as malignancy, which requires further invasive workup. We report the case of an otherwise healthy man with abdominal discomfort, ascites, and a presentation initially concerning for malignancy. However, imaging and pathologic analyses later elucidated the lesion as an omental lymphangioma requiring different management. Treatment options are either resection or sclerotherapy, and the prognosis is generally excellent.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33324710
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000491
pii: ACGCR-20-0313
pmc: PMC7725255
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e00491

Commentaires et corrections

Type : ErratumIn

Informations de copyright

© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology.

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Auteurs

Aws Alameri (A)

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.

Abdulrahman Museedi (A)

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.

Mouhamed Nashawi (M)

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.

Abdullah Ghalli (A)

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.

Robert Nathanson (R)

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.

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