title: Benign cystic lymphangioma presenting as a pelvic mass.
abstract: We report a case of a 48-year-old woman with a complaint of chronic pelvic pain with a pelvic mass not related with uterus or adnexes. Preoperative ultrasonography or contrast enhanced computed tomography did not give accurate information on the origin of tumor. At laparotomy a cystic, retroperitoneal mass was totally resected without rupture. Final histopathological examination revealed that cystic spaces with abundant lymphocytes suggesting lymphangioma. No recurrence was detected in the follow up 6 months after total resection. As a result cystic lymphangioma should be considered as a rare cause of pelvic mass in women.
authors.affiliation: Atatürk Research and Training Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Savas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Cantekin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iskender
authors.forename: A Filiz
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Avsar
authors.forename: O Basak
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Altundag
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ustunyurt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography