title: A case of a giant cystic lymphangioma mimicking acute appendicitis.
abstract: Cystic lymphangiomas are rare tumours that can mimic various causes of acute abdomen including appendicitis. They exhibit variations in two characteristics on presentation: they can arise from a wide range of organs including various intra-abdominal structures and they can have a wide  variation in size on presentation. We report a case of a gigantic cystic lymphangioma presenting as an acute abdomen closely mimicking acute appendicitis and we conduct a review of the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Surgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK. dreisawi@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eisawi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Temimi
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult