title: Intra-abdominal cavernous lymphangiomatosis in Siamese twins: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
authors: Manjula
authors: M
authors: Jain
authors: Shilpi
authors: S
authors: Aggarwal
authors: Sarika
authors: S
authors: Singh
mesh_terms: 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