CASE REPORT |
|
Year : 2015 | Volume
: 16
| Issue : 1 | Page : 23-25 |
|
A huge mesenteric lymphangioma of the jejunal mesentery resulting in failure to thrive
Minakshi Bhosale, Dasmit Singh
Department of Pediatric Surgery, B. J. Government Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Minakshi Bhosale G/101, Sudarshan Apartments, Behind Spencer?fs Daily, Karvenagar, Pune - 411 052, Maharashtra India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1595-1103.166883
|
|
Mesenteric lymphangiomas are rare in occurrence. The dumb-bell shaped ones are even rarer. We report a case of a 7-year-old girl with a huge dumb-bell shaped mesenteric tumor weighing 3 kg, located in the jejunal mesentery and causing failure to thrive. En mass excision of the tumor along with the involved bowel segment was done with a successful outcome. Histopathology diagnosed the tumor to be mesenteric lymphangioma of the jejunal mesentery. At a follow-up of 2 years, the child is symptom-free and has a good catch up growth. |
|
|
|
[FULL TEXT] [PDF]* |
|
|
|