title: Small intestinal hemolymphangioma with bleeding: a case report.
abstract: Small intestinal hemolymphangioma is a very rare benign tumor. There was only one report of a hemolymphangioma of the pancreas invading to the duodenum until March 2011. Here we describe the first case of small intestinal hemolymphangioma with bleeding in a 57-year-old woman. She presented with persistent gastrointestinal bleeding and endoscopy revealed a small intestinal tumor. Partial resection of the small intestine was thus performed and the final pathological diagnosis was hemolymphangioma. We also highlight the difficultly in making an accurate preoperative diagnosis in spite of modern imaging techniques. To arrive at a definitive diagnosis and exclude malignancy, partial resection of the small intestine was considered to be the required treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Fei
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Li-Feng
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Zhi-Nong
authors.initials: ZN
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged