Atypical abdominal paediatric lymphangiomatosis: diagnosis aided by diffusion-weighted MRI.
We report a 4-year-old child with a mesenteric mass, which on ultrasound, CT and conventional MRI appeared solid, raising lymphoma as a possible diagnosis. Diffusion weighted MRI (DW-MRI), however, suggested a low-cellularity lesion, making lymphoma less likely. Biopsy confirmed lymphangioma. DW-MRI may be a useful adjunct to conventional imaging, even in the abdomen.
Humphries
Paul D
PD
Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK.
Wynne
Catherine S
CS
Sebire
Neil J
NJ
Olsen
Øystein E
ØE
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography