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Volume 199, Issue 2, Pages e20-e22 (February 2010)


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Cystic lymphangioma of the lesser omentum in an adult

Elena Martín-Pérez, Ph.D.aCorresponding Author Informationemail address, Daniel Tejedor, M.D.b, Ricardo Brime, M.D.a, Eduardo Larrañaga, M.D.a

Received 8 February 2009; received in revised form 29 April 2009 published online 19 October 2009.

Abstract 

Abdominal lymphangiomas are uncommon congenital benign tumors that occur mainly in children. The authors report the case of a 37-year-old woman with a cystic lymphangioma of the lesser omentum. The lesion was removed surgically with a complete resection. The histologic diagnosis was omental lymphangioma. Complete surgical resection with negative surgical margins is the treatment of choice, and the results are excellent. Incomplete resection may lead to recurrence.

a Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain

b Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain

Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: 34-61-7710023; fax: 34-91-4013582

PII: S0002-9610(09)00426-7

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.013


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