title: [Magnetic resonance tomography and magnetic resonance angiography in lymphangiomatosis].
abstract: Generalised lymphangiomatosis is a rare benign congenital abnormality of the lymphatic vessels with a complex pattern. 3 patients with different types of lymphangiomatosis were studied by MRT and MRA and histopathologically. All patients had multiple organ involvement in the abdomen, the skeleton and the skull. The basis in each case was lymphangiomatosis of capillary-cavernous, cystic or cavernous type. The results of MRT and MRA in diagnosing splenic, vascular and skeletal changes correlated accurately with operative findings and with the histopathological classification. In summary, MRT combined with MRA and using paramagnetic contrast media are the diagnostic methods of choice for the investigation of generalised lymphangiomatosis with multiple organ involvement.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik Innenstadt, Universität München.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Vogl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hammerstingl
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schnell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pfluger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lissner
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA