Hemolymphangioma of the spleen: A report of a rare case

World J Gastroenterol. 2015 May 7;21(17):5442-4. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i17.5442.

Abstract

Hemolymphangioma is a malformation of both lymphatic vessels and blood vessels. Splenic hemolymphangioma is extremely rare. Herein, we present a case of 62-year-old woman with ambiguous upper quadrant abdominal pain for two months who was found to have an occupying lesion in the spleen on computed tomography. She was eventually diagnosed with hemolymphangioma of the spleen. The patient underwent total splenectomy. Neither symptoms nor recurrence was found during the one-year follow-up period.

Keywords: Hemolymphangioma; Spleen; Surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphangioma* / complications
  • Lymphangioma* / pathology
  • Lymphangioma* / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Splenectomy
  • Splenic Neoplasms* / complications
  • Splenic Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Splenic Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome