Linfangioma cístico do pâncreas

Cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas

Abstract

Lymphangiomas are benign neoplasias of lymphatic tissue, extremely rare in the pancreas. Three lymphangioma types exist: capillary, cavernous and cystic. The authors report a case of cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas, with incidental diagnosis to the abdominal ultrasonography on investigation of urinary symptoms in male patient. To the laparotomy upper cystic mass was identified in the pancreas, that was totally resected. The histological examination demonstrated a cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas. The cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas was discovered accidentally, being assintomatic in most of the cases. Treatment of choice is complete resection, otherwise recidive is higher than 50%.

Cystic; Lymphangioma; Pancreas

Cystic; Lymphangioma; Pancreas

Cystic; Lymphangioma; Pancreas

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Linfangioma cístico do pâncreas

Cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas

Glauco da Costa Alvarez, TCBC-RS^I; Marner Lopes da Silveira^II; Eduardo Militz da Costa^III

^IProfessor Assistente do Departamento de Cirurgia da UFSM-RS

^IIResidente de Cirurgia Geral do Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria da UFSM-RS

^IIIMédico formado pela UFSM

Endereço para correspondência

ABSTRACT

Lymphangiomas are benign neoplasias of lymphatic tissue, extremely rare in the pancreas. Three lymphangioma types exist: capillary, cavernous and cystic. The authors report a case of cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas, with incidental diagnosis to the abdominal ultrasonography on investigation of urinary symptoms in male patient. To the laparotomy upper cystic mass was identified in the pancreas, that was totally resected. The histological examination demonstrated a cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas. The cystic lymphangioma of the pancreas was discovered accidentally, being assintomatic in most of the cases. Treatment of choice is complete resection, otherwise recidive is higher than 50%.

Key words: Cystic; Lymphangioma; Pancreas.

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Recebido em 7/10/1999

Aceito para publicação em 3/7/2000

Trabalho realizado no Departamento de Cirurgia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria – UFSM-RS.

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Datas de Publicação

• Publicação nesta coleção
  18 Dez 2008
• Data do Fascículo
  Dez 2000

Histórico

• Aceito
  03 Jul 2000
• Recebido
  07 Out 1999