Hepatic lymphangioma: a rare cause of abdominal pain in a 30-year-old female.
BACKGROUND
Lymphangiomas are rare tumours usually found in the paediatric population in extra abdominal sites.


OBJECTIVE
To report on a patient with a hepatic lymphangioma.


RESULTS
A 30-year-old woman presented with a 4-year history of right upper quadrant pain. Ultrasound and CT imaging demonstrated a cystic mass adjacent to the gallbladder. Histology of the resected specimen conferred a diagnosis of hepatic lymphangioma.


CONCLUSIONS
We present a case of hepatic lymphangioma together with a review of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies currently available.
Stunell
H
H
Department of Surgery, Adelaide and Meath Incorporating National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland. helenstunell@eircom.net
Ridgway
P F
PF
Torreggiani
W C
WC
Crotty
P
P
Conlon
K C
KC
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography