Cavernous mesenteric lymphangiomatosis mimicking metastasis in a patient with rectal cancer: a case report.
Lymphangioma usually occurs in children and usually involves the skin. Mesenteric lymphangioma is extremely rare in adults. Typically, lymphangioma appears on computed tomography (CT) as a lower attenuation of a cystic mass, however, some cases appear to be a solid mass. We describe the CT and 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/CT appearance in a case of jejunal and mesenteric cavernous lymphangiomatosis mimicking metastasis in an adult patient with rectal cancer.
Hwang
Seong Su
SS
Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 93-1 Chi-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 442-023, South Korea.
Choi
Hyun Joo
HJ
Park
Soo Youn
SY
D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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