title: Diagnosis and treatment of cystic lymphangioma of the ascending colon by laparoscopic-assisted surgery: a case report.
abstract: Lymphangioma of the colon is a rare disease. Its clinical silence and absence of specific symptoms and signs make it difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We present a case of cystic lymphangioma of the ascending colon associated with constipation in a 72-year-old man and review the pertinent literature. The patient underwent laparoscopic-assisted segmental resection of the colon. The characteristic histologic appearance of cystic lymphangioma provided the definitive diagnosis. The recovery course was uneventful. Two years postoperatively, the patient was symptom-free and without evidence of tumor recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male