title: Gallbladder lymphangioma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Lymphangiomas are rare, benign tumors of the lymphatic system, usually present in children aged 5 years and younger. Because they are asymptomatic until the mass enlarges to cause symptoms, most lymphangiomas are diagnosed at adulthood incidentally. We experienced a case of a 60-year-old man diagnosed with a cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder, which was successfully resected without any complication. Magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography were very helpful for the diagnosis of the cystic lesion around the gallbladder as were ultrasonography and computed tomography scan. These showed a multi-lobulated cystic mass with intact cystic duct and bile duct in the gallbladder fossa. The patient underwent an open cholecystectomy and the histological findings were consistent with a cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder. We here report the case of cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, 896 Pyeongchon-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Gyeonggi 431-070, Korea.
authors.forename: Jwa-Kyung
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyo-Sang
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Joon Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Kwang Hyuk
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yong Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Kyoung Oh
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Cheol Hee
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Taeho
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Sang Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jong Hyeok
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jang Yeong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Min Jung
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwang Seon
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Choong Kee
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome