title: [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].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Radiologische Diagnostik, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muhle
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Asmus
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Spielmann
mesh_terms: 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*
vernacular_title: Magnetresonanztomographische Kennzeichen und Verlaufsbeobachtung eines Falles von zystischen Lymphangiomen in der linken unteren Extremität, im Retroperitoneum und Mediastinum.