Douglas-Seidl Sarah, Damodaran Prabha Ramesh, Farooque Yasser
General Surgery, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, AUS.
General Surgery, Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, AUS.
Cureus. 2023 Apr 16;15(4):e37662. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37662. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Lymphangiomas are benign tumours, almost exclusively found in children. Primary work-up includes imaging. We report a case of lymphangioma in the leg in an adult patient, initially masked as a myxoma. Our patient underwent ultrasound, computerised tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, which were suggestive of myxoma. Treatment for lymphangioma varies from sclerotherapy to definitive surgical management. In our case, surgical management was selected under consideration of myxoma; however, histopathology confirmed lymphangioma. Lymphangiomas in adult patients can be masked by other conditions and should be considered as a differential in lower leg swellings.
淋巴管瘤是良性肿瘤，几乎仅见于儿童。初步检查包括影像学检查。我们报告一例成年患者腿部淋巴管瘤病例，最初被误诊为黏液瘤。我们的患者接受了超声、计算机断层扫描和磁共振成像检查，这些检查提示为黏液瘤。淋巴管瘤的治疗方法从硬化治疗到确定性手术管理不等。在我们的病例中，考虑到黏液瘤选择了手术治疗；然而，组织病理学证实为淋巴管瘤。成年患者的淋巴管瘤可能被其他病症掩盖，在小腿肿胀的鉴别诊断中应予以考虑。
