Published August 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Report of a clinical case: Retroperitoneal Linfangioma

Description

The linfangiomas is benign tumoral lesions of the lymphatic glasses, which are located in 95% of the cases in the neck and the armpit. The remaining 5% happens sporadically in the lungs, mediastinum, adrenals glands, kidneys and bones. The linfangiomas retroperitoneal is very strange tumors. The published bigger series has been that of Galifer in the year 1978, of 139 cases of cystic linfangiomas in children. The other publications of more recent years are reports of unique cases, and of these, most in children. This is the report of a mature patient, tried in the National Institute of Cancerology who, in spite of some complications post surgical has evolved favorably

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Spanish)
Reporte de un caso clinico: Linfangioma retroperitoneal

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Revista Colombiana de Cancerologia
Journal Volume
5
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 62-64
ISSN
0123-9015

INIS

Country of Publication
Colombia
Country of Input or Organization
Colombia
INIS RN
33013368
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BONE TISSUES; LUNGS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; NECK; NEOPLASMS; PERITONEUM; RADIOTHERAPY
Descriptors DEC
ANIMAL TISSUES; BODY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DISEASES; MEDICINE; MEMBRANES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEROUS MEMBRANES; THERAPY