[Magnetic resonance tomographic characteristics and a follow-up observation in a case of cystic lymphangiomas in the left lower extremity, the retroperitoneum and the mediastinum].
Lymphangiomas are rare benign tumours of the lymphatic system and are mostly manifested in the ENT region. The authors describe a rare localisation of this disease originating in the left lower extremity and extending into the retroperitoneum and mediastinum in a 16-year old female patient. MR enabled the diagnosis and the exact determination of the extent. MR follow-up showed 1 1/2 years after the diagnosis that the lymphangiomas and the lymphangioma in the left thigh had reduced and that the proliferation of lymphangioma in the retroperitoneum and mediastinum had stagnated.
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Klinik für Radiologische Diagnostik, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
Magnetresonanztomographische Kennzeichen und Verlaufsbeobachtung eines Falles von zystischen Lymphangiomen in der linken unteren Extremität, im Retroperitoneum und Mediastinum.