title: Hepatic lymphangiomatosis mimicking polycystic liver disease.
abstract: Hepatic lymphangiomatosis is a rare disorder characterized by cystic dilatation of the lymphatic vessels in the hepatic parenchyma. It can occur in the liver alone, in the liver and spleen, or in multiple organs. Clinically, diagnosis can be difficult because of the rarity and protean manifestations of this disorder. We describe a 53-year-old woman with hepatic lymphangiomatosis in whom polycystic liver disease had been previously diagnosed. In addition, we review 12 cases of hepatic, splenic, and hepatosplenic lymphangiomatosis with or without systemic lymphangiomatosis and discuss the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: de Groen
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Batts
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vockley
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed