Combined mesothelial cyst and lymphangioma of the small bowel: a distinct hybrid intra-abdominal cyst.
Intra-abdominal cysts have a variety of origins, of which lymphatic and mesothelial types are the most commonly encountered. Here we describe a combined mesothelial cyst and lymphangioma arising within the small bowel subserosa of an 80-year-old woman. This was found incidentally at laparotomy performed for an unrelated condition. To date, such a hybrid lesion has not been previously reported. The ways by which this lesion might have arisen are discussed.
Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
Jayson
J
Wang
Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
Cyril
C
Fisher
Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK khin.thway@rmh.nhs.uk.
Khin
K
Thway
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
abdomen; histopathology; lymphatic cyst; mesentery; mesothelial cyst