Lymphatic cyst of the descending colon: a report of a case.
A patient with a lymphatic cyst of the descending colon, treated by segmental colon resection, is reported. Lymphatic cysts of the colon are extremely rare, and there have been only fourteen previously reported cases. In no case has the diagnosis of lymphatic cyst of the colon been made prior to the excision of the lesion.
D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography