title: Cystic lymphangioma of the spleen mimicking hydatid disease.
abstract: Cystic lymphangioma is a very rare condition generally accepted to be the result of a developmental malformation of the lymphatic system. Usually seen in children, it occurs infrequently in adults. The neck (75%) and axillary regions (20%) are the most common locations of lymphangioma, but it can occur in the retroperitoneum, mediastinum, mesentery, omentum, colon, pelvis, groin, bone, skin, scrotum, and spleen. We present a cystic lymphangioma of the spleen with emphasis on its rarity in this site and problems of differential diagnosis with hydatid disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Anadol
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oğuz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bayramoğlu
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Edali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology