Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science

Case report

Incidentally found cystic lymphangioma of the adrenal gland in an elderly male cadaver: Hee Cheol Kim, Yunji Kang, Young Hee Maeng, Jinu Kim, Sang-Pil Yoon; Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2019;36(3):265-268. Published online July 16, 2019; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2019.00262

Abstract PDF: Adrenal cystic lymphangiomas are extremely rare entities that are often identified incidentally, with less than 60 cases reported to date. We found a protruding ovoid mass consisting of a multiloculated cystic lesion within right adrenal gland in the cadaver of a 75-year-old Korean man. The epithelial cells lining the adrenal cyst were diffusely positive for cluster of differentiation 31 and podoplanin, and negative for pan-cytokeratin. The histopathological diagnosis confirmed a cystic lymphangioma arising from the adrenal gland. Post-mortem findings of the present case are discussed based on the clinicopathological features of adrenal cystic lymphangiomas.

Case Reports

Lymphangioma involving whole mesentery confirmed by core needle biopsy.: Won Young Jang, Min Young Do, Byung Chan Ahn, Myeong Soon Park, Hyun Ah Kim, Seong Yeol Ryu, Sang Pyo Kim, Keon Uk Park; Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2016;33(2):130-133. Published online December 31, 2016; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2016.33.2.130

Abstract PDF: Lymphangiomas are malformations of the lymphatic system accounting for approximately 5% of all benign tumors in infants and children. Abdominal lymphangiomas are rare, and can arise from either the retroperitoneum, gastrointestinal tract, or the mesentery of the abdominal viscera. Lymphangioma involving the whole mesentery is particularly rare. Most lymphangiomas are detected during infancy or childhood, but intraabdominal lymphangiomas such as mesentery are not found until adulthood. We report here on a patient with uncommon lymphangioma involving the whole mesentery who presented with fever and abdominal pain. This patient is unusual because he was confirmed through core needle biopsy which showed variable sized lymphatic spaces representing a immunoreactive for D2-40 antibody with involvement of the whole mesentery. No cases of mesenteric lymphangioma confirmed preoperatively have been previously reported in Korea.

A late onset solitary mediastinal cystic lymphangioma in a 66-year-old woman who underwent kidney transplantation.: Jung Mo Lee, Sang Hoon Lee, Youngmok Park, Chi Young Kim, Eun Kyoung Goag, Eun Hye Lee, Ji Eun Park, Chang Young Lee, Se Kyu Kim; Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2015;32(2):155-158. Published online December 31, 2015; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2015.32.2.155

Abstract PDF: Lymphangioma is a congenital abnormality of the lymphatic system detected primarily in early childhood. There are rare reports of mediastinal lymphangioma in older adults. We hereby report on a 66-year-old female patient who underwent kidney transplantation 20 years previously and who developed pathologically confirmed solitary mediastinal lymphangioma 1 year ago. Chest radiography showed a mediastinal nodule, which was not observed 2 year previously, therefore she was referred to the pulmonary division. She had no symptoms, and chest computed tomography demonstrated a 25-mm, well-defined, low-density nodule located at the anterior mediastinum. The size of the nodule had increased from 25 mm to 34 mm 1 year later, and it was completely resected via video-assisted thoracic surgery. The histological diagnosis was cystic lymphangioma. Therefore, we recommend that clinicians consider cystic lymphangioma as a possible diagnosis even in older patients with a mediastinal cystic mass that shows progressive enlargement.

A Case of Infected Huge Lymphangioma in Pelvic cavity.: Woo Seok Choi, Seong Ho Lee, Seok Young Chung, Phil Hyun Song, Un Gi Baek, Chul Kyu Cho, Tong Choon Park, Joon Hyuk Choi; Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2002;19(1):63-67. Published online June 30, 2002; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2002.19.1.63

Abstract PDF: Lymphangioma is a benign tumor resulted from abnormal communication between large dermal lymphatic channels and central lymphatic system. The tumor is encountered more often in the neck and axilla and less often in mediastinum, omentum, retroperitoneum, and scrotum. It rarely developed at urogenital system, and there has been no previous description of lymphangioma involving the bladder wall in Korea. We report a case of 35-year-old female with infected huge lymphagioma arising from pelvic cavity and involving bladder wall.

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