Morris-Stiff G, Falk GA, El-Hayek K, Vargo J, Bronner M, Vogt DP. Jejunal cavernous lymphangioma.
BMJ Case Rep 2011;
2011:bcr.03.2011.4022. [PMID:
22696733 DOI:
10.1136/bcr.03.2011.4022]
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Abstract
Cavernous lymphangiomas are usually identified in infants and children with the majority of lesions found around the head and neck, trunk or extremities. Tumours affecting the intra-abdominal organs are rare. The authors report a case of small bowel cavernous lymphangioma arising within the jejunum of a 34-year-old woman presenting with dyspnoea and anaemia, and review the existing literature relating to this uncommon tumour.
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