title: Orthotopic liver transplantation for massive hepatic lymphangiomatosis.
abstract: Lymphangiomatosis is a rare malformation of the lymphatic system that causes severe symptoms secondary to progressive growth into or close to vital structures. A case report of liver failure related to this space-occupying intrahepatic mechanism is taken as a starting point for a discussion of the problems of liver transplantation related to large hepatomegalies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Health Center of Pittsburgh, Pa.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mazzaferro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Makowka
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: ChapChap
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Demetris
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tzakis
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Esquivel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwatsuki
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Starzl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*