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Case Reports
. 2008 Oct 7;14(37):5760-2.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5760.

Colonic lymphangiomatosis associated with anemia

Woo-Chul Chung  1 , Hye-Kang Kim, Jin-Young Yoo, Jeong-Rok Lee, Kang-Moon Lee, Chang-Nyol Paik, U-Im Jang, Jin-Mo Yang
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Case Reports

Colonic lymphangiomatosis associated with anemia

Woo-Chul Chung et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Lymphangioma is an uncommon malformation of lymphatic system. Multiple colonic lymphangioma named as lymphangiomatosis is considered an extremely rare disease. Although lymphangioma is a benign tumor and most colonic lymphangiomas do not cause symptoms and do not require treatment, resection of lymphangioma is necessary in the presence of symptoms such as abdominal pain, bleeding, intussusceptions. We report a case of colonic lymphangiomatosis in a man who presented with abdominal discomfort and anemia, which was diagnosed and treated with endoscopic snare polypectomy.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Colonoscopy revealing a semiparent, protruding mucosal lesion covered with normal mucosa with indigested food materials between the lesion and colonic wall (A), which underwent snare polypectomy (B), and inner surface of the lesion filled with seroanguious fluid and yellowish fibroadipose tissue-like materials (C) after the procedure.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathology showing a cystic lumen covered with a single layer of flat endothelial cells (HE, × 100).
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