A Case of Jejunal Mesenteric Lymphangioma in an Adult

Abstract

A 25-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of an abrupt onset of upper abdominal pain. Abdominal contrast-enhanced CT scans revealed a multilocular tumor in the left lateral abdominal region. Because the position of the mass changed by MRI scan, a small bowel mesentery lymphangioma was suspected.

Laparoscopic observation of the abdominal cavity revealed a multilocular cystic mass existed in the small bowel mesentery. We confirmed that the mobility of the mass was good. We performed partial resection of the small intestine including the lesion under minor laparotomy.

The histopathological diagnosis was lymphangioma of the jejunal mesentery. This report documents a relatively rare case of lymphangioma of the jejunal mesentery in an adult.