Tumoral calcinosis (TC) is an uncommon disorder characterized by large calcific soft tissue deposits, usually adjacent to large joints. In the past, the etiology was unclear, but recently, TC has been considered to be an inherited metabolic disorder, characterized by elevated serum phosphorus and 1,
Mesenteric lymphangioma presenting as adnexal torsion: Case report and literature review
โ Scribed by Athanasios Protopapas; Dimitrios Papadopoulos; Alexandros Rodolakis; Sophia Markaki; Aris Antsaklis
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 134 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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โฆ Synopsis
We report the case of a patient with a mesenteric chylous lymphangioma who presented with acute pelvic symptoms mimicking adnexal torsion. The cyst contents had no specific sonographic or CT characteristics, such as a fluid-fluid level, to aid the preoperative diagnosis; definitive diagnosis was made only upon histopathologic examination of the cyst, which was resected intact.
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