title: Cavernous lymphangioma presenting as a vaginal discharge in a six-year-old female: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This case report is written to describe a new and unusual presentation of retroperitoneal cavernous lymphangioma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A large cystic abdominal mass was discovered during an examination under anesthesia to evaluate a vaginal discharge in a 6-year-old girl. The mass was diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) and removed via laparotomy with argon beam coagulation of smaller cystic lesions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six months postoperatively, the patient had a negligible amount of vaginal discharge.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cavernous lymphangioma should be considered as a rare cause of vaginal discharge in young females.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Allen-Davis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Russ
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Karrer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shroyer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruyle
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Odom
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019522:Vaginal Discharge / Q000209:etiology*