title: A case of cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas.
abstract: We report a case of a 58-year-old man presenting with a mild attack of upper abdominal pain and who was found to have a swollen pancreatic body and tail. Pathological study of the resected mass revealed cystic lymphangioma. Only 30 cases of lymphangioma of the pancreas, including our case, have been reported to date. Here we present this case in detail and discuss the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions in the pancreas.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakegawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nakashima
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery