Huge cystic hepatic lymphangiomain a 2-months-old infant: A case report

Authors

  • Kevin Emeka Chukwubuike
  • Oluwatoyin Arinola Odetunde
  • Sebastin Okwuchukwu Ekenze
  • Samuel Robsam Ohayi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2019.v05.i04.025

Keywords:

Abdominal, Cystic, Hepatic lymphangioma, Mass

Abstract

Hepatic lymphangioma is a rare benign lesion resulting from maldevelopment of the liver lymphatic vessels. It is usually associated with lymphangiomas of other viscera. Solitary lymphangioma of the liver is very rare. We report a rare case of solitary huge cystic hepatic lymphangioma in a two-months-old female infant. She presented with an abdominal mass. Imaging investigations showed a large, multiseptate cystic hepatic mass compressing the bladder but with no solid component. She had surgical resection of the hepatic mass. Histological examination revealed a cystic structure lined by epithelial cells and lymphocytes on the inner walls. The patient was last seen in the fourth-week postoperative. Subsequently, she was lost to follow up. A hepatic lymphangioma is a rare form of lymphatic malformation and its occurrence in a 2-months-old infant has never been reported.

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Published

2019-08-26

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Case Report

How to Cite

Huge cystic hepatic lymphangiomain a 2-months-old infant: A case report. (2019). Indian Journal of Case Reports, 5(4), 369-371. https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2019.v05.i04.025

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