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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar;2(1):72-4.
Epub 2014 Mar 15.

Chronic Low Back Pain due to Retroperitoneal Cystic Lymphangioma

Asieh Sadat Fattahi  1 , Godratollah Maddah  1 , Mohammad Motamedolshariati  1 , Taghi Ghiasi-Moghadam  1
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Case Reports

Chronic Low Back Pain due to Retroperitoneal Cystic Lymphangioma

Asieh Sadat Fattahi et al. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Abdominal cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign neoplasm. Less than 1% of lymphangiomas is in the retroperitoneum. Lymphangioma is mostly asymptomatic. Chronic symptoms were reported in retroperitoneal type more than others. Acute symptoms due to complications like infection, cyst rupture or hemorrhage may occur. We report an 18-years-old girl with low back pain from 6 months ago with huge pelvic mass and diagnosis of retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma.

Keywords: Low Back Pain; Lymphangioma; Retroperitoneum.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
CT scan of 18-years-old girl with large multicystic retroperitoneal mass in front of vertebral column that caused intestinal displacement.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Intraoperative picture of huge mass in right abdomen.
Figure 3a.
Figure 3a.
Histological study shows cystic spaces covered by flat epithelium and fibrotic wall. X40 H& E stain.
Figure 3b.
Figure 3b.
Histological study shows cystic spaces covered by flat epithelium and fibrotic wall. X10 H& E stain.
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