Intramural lymphatic cyst of bovine heterograft.
An intramural lymphatic cyst of a bovine heterograft is described. This previously unreported complication presented as a pulsatile mass in the thigh of an 84-year-old woman who had undergone vascular reconstruction 12 months previously. The clinical presentation, operative findings, and pathological findings are described, and the management of the case is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000601:surgery; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000601:surgery*; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous