Cavernous lymphangioma presenting as a vaginal discharge in a six-year-old female: a case report

J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 1996 Feb;9(1):31-4. doi: 10.1016/s1083-3188(96)70008-6.

Abstract

Study objective: This case report is written to describe a new and unusual presentation of retroperitoneal cavernous lymphangioma.

Interventions: A large cystic abdominal mass was discovered during an examination under anesthesia to evaluate a vaginal discharge in a 6-year-old girl. The mass was diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) and removed via laparotomy with argon beam coagulation of smaller cystic lesions.

Results: Six months postoperatively, the patient had a negligible amount of vaginal discharge.

Conclusions: Cavernous lymphangioma should be considered as a rare cause of vaginal discharge in young females.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphangioma / complications
  • Lymphangioma / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / complications
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vaginal Discharge / etiology*