Abstract
A 25-year-old woman with epigastric pain was seen in May 2007. No abnormalities were found on gastro/intestinal/fiberscopic examination. However, on ultra-sound, a cystic lesion was noted in the body of the pancreas. The lesion's diameter was 4 cm. The cystic lesion had a multilocular appearance on CT and MRI. A cystic tumor located in the pancreas was diagnosed. Surgery was done in July 2007. During surgery, a lymphangioma of the pancreas without a fibrous capsule was found. Thus, a partial resection of the pancreatic body including the cystic lesion was performed. The patient was discharged from the hospital without any complications on the 12th postoperative day ; she had no abdominal pain after surgery. On pathology, a cavernous lymphangioma of the pancreas was diagnosed ; no malignancy was found. This report deals with the clinical and pathological feature of this case of primary cavernous lymphangioma of the pancreas.
