title: Cavernous mesenteric lymphangiomatosis mimicking metastasis in a patient with rectal cancer: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Seong Su
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Hyun Joo
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Soo Youn
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: 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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