Morris-Stiff Gareth, Falk Gavin A, El-Hayek Kevin, Vargo John, Bronner Mary, Vogt David P
Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
BMJ Case Rep. 2011 May 12;2011:bcr0320114022. doi: 10.1136/bcr.03.2011.4022.
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.
海绵状淋巴管瘤通常在婴幼儿及儿童中被发现,大多数病灶位于头颈部、躯干或四肢。累及腹腔内器官的肿瘤较为罕见。作者报告了一例发生在一名34岁女性空肠内的小肠海绵状淋巴管瘤病例,该患者表现为呼吸困难和贫血,并回顾了与这种罕见肿瘤相关的现有文献。