Jejunal Lymphangioma Presenting As an Ovarian Mass
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Intra-abdominal lymphangiomas are rare benign tumours that usually arise in the mesentery of the small bowel. We present the case of an intra-abdominal lymphangioma that involved both the jejunum and its adjacent mesentery that ultrasound and CT scanning suggested was an ovarian tumour. Laparoscopy confirmed normal ovaries and a jejunal mass which was resected at laparotomy. This circumstance has very rarely been described in the literature and represents a diagnostic dilemma of which clinicians should be aware. Intra-abdominal lymphangioma should be included with other non-gynaecological diseases in the differential diagnosis of a pelvic mass, and requires a multi-specialty approach.
Jejunal cavernous lymphangioma.
Morris-Stiff G, Falk G, El-Hayek K, Vargo J, Bronner M, Vogt D BMJ Case Rep. 2012; 2011.
PMID: 22696733 PMC: 3094793. DOI: 10.1136/bcr.03.2011.4022.