title: [Clinical aspects of intraabdominal cystic lymphangioma in Korea].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  cystic lymphangioma is an uncommon disease, and rarely develops in the intraabdomen. The aim of this article was to discuss about clinical characteristics of intraabdominal cystic lymphangioma developed in Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  age, sex, symptoms, locations and size of the lesions, diagnostic methods, treatments, complications and recurrence were analyzed in 13 pathologically confirmed cases of intraabdominal cystic lymphangioma and 18 cases of literature consideration reported in Korea.
  
  
  RESULTS
  intraabdominal cystic lymphangioma commonly developed in adults compared to the other lymphangioma, and frequently located in the mesentery. Abdominal pain was the most common symptom, but it was a non-specific finding. Tenderness and abdominal mass were not significantly associated. The size of mass was diverse. Abdominal ultrasonography and abdominal CT were diagnostic tools most commonly used, but preoperative diagnosis was possible only in 22.6%. All patients were discharged without any complications, and no recurrence was reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  preoperative diagnosis of intraabdominal cystic lymphangioma is difficult and symptoms and signs are not specific. Intraabdominal cystic lymphangioma should be suspected in patients with non specific abdominal pain and intraabdominal mass and active diagnostic evaluation is mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Woon Tae
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Tae Hee
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Byung Seok
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seok Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hee Bok
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Seok Bae
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sun Moon
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Euyi Hyeog
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: Kyu Chan
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.forename: Young Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Young Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography