Cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas with congenital intrahepatic duct dilatation and choledochal cyst

✍ Scribed by Yao Wang; Shao-Shan Tang; Ying Ma

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 174 KB
• Volume: 39
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0091-2751
• DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20763

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas is an extremely rare benign tumor of lymphatic origin. We report on a 68‐year‐old woman who had experienced epigastric abdominal distension and nausea for over 1 year. Sonography revealed a cystic‐solid mixed mass in the head of pancreas, with intrahepatic and extrahepatic duct dilatation. A diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma with congenital intrahepatic duct dilatation and choledochal cyst was made after excision and pathologic examination. Preoperative diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas is difficult, and carefulsonographic evaluation is required. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2010; Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20763