Ultrasound and CT findings of a cecal lymphangioma presenting with intussusception.
A rare case of cecal lymphangioma which presented as intussusception was reported. The patient was a 28-year-old female who suffered from vomiting, abdominal pain and mass for 6 days. Ultrasonography revealed a multilocular cyst that measured 7 cm in maximal diameter, and an adjacent target-like mass with concentric layering in the right abdomen. Computed tomography confirmed the sonographic findings with fatty component in the target-like mass. Intussusception in adults is a diagnostic challenge to a physician due to its vague and nonspecific presentations. Laparatomy is indicated because of underlying pathology in a vast majority of cases. Diagnosis can be established by the characteristic findings mentioned above.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung College of Medicine and Technology, Taiwan.
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D000328:Adult; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007813:Laparotomy; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography