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. 2016:2016:1618393.
doi: 10.1155/2016/1618393. Epub 2016 Oct 23.

A Huge Cystic Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma Presenting with Back Pain

Mahir Gachabayov  1 , Kubach Kubachev  1 , Elbrus Abdullaev  1 , Valentin Babyshin  1 , Dmitriy Neronov  1 , Abakar Abdullaev  1
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A Huge Cystic Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma Presenting with Back Pain

Mahir Gachabayov et al. Case Rep Med. 2016.

Abstract

Retroperitoneal lymphangioma is a rare location and type of benign abdominal tumors. The clinical presentation of this rare disease is nonspecific, ranging from abdominal distention to sepsis. Here we present a 73-year-old female patient with 3-month history of back pain. USG and CT revealed a huge cystic mass which was surgically excised and appeared to be lymphangioma on histopathology.

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Figure 1
CT abdomen, coronal plane showing huge cystic retroperitoneal lymphangioma.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Lymphangioma, postexcision.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Photomicrograph of lymphangioma walls lined by endothelial cells containing aggregates of lymphocytes.
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