title: Lymphangioma of the duodenum. (Diagnosis by endoscopic resection).
abstract: Submucosal lymphangiomas of the gastrointestinal tract are extremely rare entities. A case of a lymphangioma of the duodenum in a 66-year-old woman is reported. Diagnosis was made by endoscopy and tumor excision with a diathermy snare. The patient complained of crampy upper abdominal pain which only partially was referable to an gastric ulcer and stopped after polypectomy. Endoscopically, compressibility of the tumor is a characteristic sign. Roentgenographically, it may be easily overlooked.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003972:Diathermy; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy