title: Abdominal cystic lymphangioma in a woman at 14 weeks' gestation: case report.
abstract: Lymphangiomas are uncommon benign tumors that most commonly present early in life, and are even more exceptional in adults. We present a rare case of a 14-week pregnant woman who had a large septated cystic lesion adherent to the ileum. Despite analysis by ultrasound, the correct diagnosis was established only via laparotomy and she had surgical resection of an abdominal lymphangioma.
authors.affiliation: II Clinic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cipriano
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Palazzetti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alò
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Serpieri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torcia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pachì
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First