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Case Reports
. 2012 May 7;18(17):2145-6.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.2145.

Small intestinal hemolymphangioma with bleeding: a case report

Yan-Fei Fang  1 , Li-Feng Qiu, Ying Du, Zhi-Nong Jiang, Min Gao
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Case Reports

Small intestinal hemolymphangioma with bleeding: a case report

Yan-Fei Fang et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Small intestinal hemolymphangioma is a very rare benign tumor. There was only one report of a hemolymphangioma of the pancreas invading to the duodenum until March 2011. Here we describe the first case of small intestinal hemolymphangioma with bleeding in a 57-year-old woman. She presented with persistent gastrointestinal bleeding and endoscopy revealed a small intestinal tumor. Partial resection of the small intestine was thus performed and the final pathological diagnosis was hemolymphangioma. We also highlight the difficultly in making an accurate preoperative diagnosis in spite of modern imaging techniques. To arrive at a definitive diagnosis and exclude malignancy, partial resection of the small intestine was considered to be the required treatment.

Keywords: Benign tumor; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Hemolymphangioma; Small intestine.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Enteroscopy revealed a mass at the small intestine (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histological analysis revealed a benign soft tissue mass (arrow) consisting of lymphatic and blood vessels (hematoxylin and eosin, × 100).
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