A case report with lymphangiomatosis of the colon.
The incidence of lymphangiomas in the gastrointestinal tract is low, particularly in the colon and rectum, and most cases are solitary. Lymphangiomatosis of the colon are encountered infrequently with only one report in the English literature, and polypectomy was performed for the diagnosis in that case report. However, trends in the diagnosis of lymphangiomatosis of colon have been changing since the development of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), and this case is the first in that lymphangiomatosis of the colon was diagnosed without invasive procedures. Here we describe the case of 31-yr-old woman with lymphangiomatosis of the colon with numerous polyposis-like appearing lesions diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasonography and a colonoscopy.
Jung
Sung Won
SW
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kyunghee College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Cha
Jae Myung
JM
Lee
Joung Il
JI
Joo
Kwang Ro
KR
Choe
Jae Won
JW
Shin
Hyun Phil
HP
Kim
Kyo Young
KY
D000328:Adult; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology