Anterior Abdominal Wall Lymphangioma in a Child: Challenging Reconstruction at an Unusual Location
Published: February 1, 2020 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2020/42348.13473
Amit Kumar Sinha, Amit Kumar, Rashi, Bindey Kumar, Prem Kumar
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, AIIMS, Patna, Bihar, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Paediatric Surgery, AIIMS, Patna, Bihar, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of Paediatric Surgery, AIIMS, Patna, Bihar, India.
4. Professor, Department of Radiology, AIIMS, Patna, Bihar, India.
5. Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, AIIMS, Patna, Bihar, India.
Correspondence
Amit Kumar Sinha,
Phulwarisarif, Patna, Bihar, India.
E-mail: dr_amits@yahoo.com
Lymphangiomas are rare benign hamartoma resulting from sequestered lymphatic channels. They mostly occur at head, neck and axilla. Abdominal wall is an unusual location for the lesion. This is a report of abdominal wall lymphangioma in a three year eleven-month-old male child, having painless abdominal wall swelling, which presented a challenge at diagnosis as well as surgical reconstruction while treating the child. It is important to consider lymphangioma as an important differential diagnosis during evaluation of any abdominal wall swelling.
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