Objective.To improve the clinical knowledge of lymphangiomatosis.Methods.We pre sented a case of a30?year?old woman where generalized lymphangiomatosis pre-sented with an inguinal mass.Multiple imaging modalities were...Objective.To improve the clinical knowledge of lymphangiomatosis.Methods.We pre sented a case of a30?year?old woman where generalized lymphangiomatosis pre-sented with an inguinal mass.Multiple imaging modalities were undertaken,inc luding plain film,CT,MRI ,US,and lymphangiography.Splenectomy was performe d.Results.The bones,lungs,spleen and retroperitoneal lymphatics were involve d.The diagnosis was made by integration of clinical,imaging and pathological f indings.Also a literature review regarding clin-ical presentation,diagnosis, management and outcome of this rare disease was made.Conclusion.we suggest the importance of clinical knowledge of the entity and imaging procedures are es sential for better diagnosis,thus avoiding more invasive procedures.展开更多
文摘Objective.To improve the clinical knowledge of lymphangiomatosis.Methods.We pre sented a case of a30?year?old woman where generalized lymphangiomatosis pre-sented with an inguinal mass.Multiple imaging modalities were undertaken,inc luding plain film,CT,MRI ,US,and lymphangiography.Splenectomy was performe d.Results.The bones,lungs,spleen and retroperitoneal lymphatics were involve d.The diagnosis was made by integration of clinical,imaging and pathological f indings.Also a literature review regarding clin-ical presentation,diagnosis, management and outcome of this rare disease was made.Conclusion.we suggest the importance of clinical knowledge of the entity and imaging procedures are es sential for better diagnosis,thus avoiding more invasive procedures.
