title: A case report with lymphangiomatosis of the colon.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kyunghee College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Jae Myung
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Joung Il
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kwang Ro
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Jae Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Hyun Phil
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Kyo Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: 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