title: Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of abdominal cystic lymphangioma: a case report.
abstract: Abdominal lymphangioma is a rare tumor of the lymphatic vessels. A case of an abdominal cystic lymphangioma identified at 22 weeks of gestation is reported. Ultrasonographic monitoring showed a progressive increase of mass size during the gestation. Pregnancy was terminated at 38 weeks and the newborn was submitted to a laparotomy with resection of all cystic structures. At the present time the infant is three years old and is doing well.
authors.affiliation: Ultrasound Unit of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal. sf_santo@sapo.pt
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santo
authors.forename: João Paulo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veca
authors.forename: Antonieta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Luís Mendes
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: da Graça
mesh_terms: D034841:Abdominal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second / Q000502:physiology; D047929:Term Birth / Q000502:physiology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal