Mesenteric lymphangioma presenting as adnexal torsion: case report and literature review

J Clin Ultrasound. 2005 Feb;33(2):90-3. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20094.

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with a mesenteric chylous lymphangioma who presented with acute pelvic symptoms mimicking adnexal torsion. The cyst contents had no specific sonographic or CT characteristics, such as a fluid-fluid level, to aid the preoperative diagnosis; definitive diagnosis was made only upon histopathologic examination of the cyst, which was resected intact.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adnexal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Adnexal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laparotomy
  • Lymphangioma / diagnosis*
  • Lymphangioma / diagnostic imaging
  • Mesenteric Cyst / diagnosis
  • Mesentery / diagnostic imaging
  • Mesentery / pathology*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Torsion Abnormality
  • Ultrasonography