A giant hemolymphangioma of the pancreas in a 20-year-old girl: a report of one case and review of the literature
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A giant hemolymphangioma of the pancreas in a 20-year-old girl: a report of one case and review of the literature Li-Feng Sun1, Hui-Lin Ye2, Qi-Yan Zhou3, Ke-Feng Ding*1, Pei-Lin Qiu1, Yong-Chuan Deng1, Shu-Zhan Zhang1 and Shu Zheng1 Address: 1Department of Surgical Oncology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejinag University, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310009, PR China, 2People's Hospital of Songyang, Songyang, Zhejiang 323400, PR China and 3Zhejiang Qingchun Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, PR China Email: Li-Feng Sun - [email protected]; Hui-Lin Ye - [email protected]; Qi-Yan Zhou - [email protected]; KeFeng Ding* - [email protected]; Pei-Lin Qiu - [email protected]; Yong-Chuan Deng - [email protected]; ShuZhan Zhang - [email protected]; Shu Zheng - [email protected] * Corresponding author
Published: 18 March 2009 World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009, 7:31
doi:10.1186/1477-7819-7-31
Received: 25 December 2008 Accepted: 18 March 2009
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Abstract Background: Hemolymphangioma of the pancreas is a very rare benign tumor. There were only six reports of this disease until December 2008. Herein, we report a case of giant hemolymphangioma of the pancreas in a 20-year-old girl. Case presentation: We describe a 20-year-old girl who presented with a mass in abdominal cavity and epigastric discomfort about a week. Physical examination showed a great abdominal mass. Abdominal computed tomography showed extrinsic duodenal compression due to a large retroperitoneal tumor possibly arising from pancreas. The tumor enucleation was performed and a diagnosis of hemolymphangioma of the pancreas was made. The patient had a complication of chylous leakage, which was successfully managed. The patient is alive and well, after 26 months of follow-up, with no complaints or recurrence. Conclusion: From this case and literature, we can conclude that hemolymphangioma of the pancreas in adult is a rare benign tumor, and accurate diagnosis can not be preoperatively established. Tumor resection should be performed whenever possible. The risk of recurrence seems very low.
Background Hemolymphangioma of the pancreas is a rare disease and basically benign cystic tumor. There were only six reports of this tumor of the pancreas until December 2008 (PubMed) [1-6]. Cystic tumors of the pancreas account for approximately 10% to 15% of cystic lesions of the pancreas. Vascular tumors of the pancreas are cystic tumors accounting for 0.1% of all pancreatic tumors[7]. Major symptoms in this hemolymphangioma are a mass in
abdominal cavity and epigastric discomfort associated with the enlarged
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