Intra-abdominal cavernous lymphangiomatosis in Siamese twins: a case report.
Lymphangioma is a benign tumor like condition which is a developmental anomaly, involving any site but rarely involves retroperitoneum and abdomen (< 5%). Intraabdominal lymphangiomatosis is an even rarer entity that too occurring in a siamese twins. No such reports have been found in literature, although other congenital anomalies do coexist in Siamese twins and have been reported such as biliary tract and respiratory tract anomalies.
Jain
Manjula
M
Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Aggarwal
Shilpi
S
Singh
Sarika
S
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014428:Twins, Conjoined