Ultrasound and CT findings of a cecal lymphangioma presenting with intussusception

Eur J Radiol. 1998 Mar;27(1):77-9. doi: 10.1016/s0720-048x(97)00061-2.

Abstract

A rare case of cecal lymphangioma which presented as intussusception was reported. The patient was a 28-year-old female who suffered from vomiting, abdominal pain and mass for 6 days. Ultrasonography revealed a multilocular cyst that measured 7 cm in maximal diameter, and an adjacent target-like mass with concentric layering in the right abdomen. Computed tomography confirmed the sonographic findings with fatty component in the target-like mass. Intussusception in adults is a diagnostic challenge to a physician due to its vague and nonspecific presentations. Laparatomy is indicated because of underlying pathology in a vast majority of cases. Diagnosis can be established by the characteristic findings mentioned above.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cecal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Cecal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Ileal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Intussusception / diagnosis*
  • Intussusception / diagnostic imaging
  • Laparotomy
  • Lymphangioma / diagnosis*
  • Lymphangioma / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Ultrasonography