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Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol 6, Issue 9 487-495, Copyright © 1987 by American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sonographic evaluation of abdominal lymphangiomas in children

J. D. Blumhagen, B. J. Wood and D. M. Rosenbaum
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98105.

Sonography provided an accurate diagnosis in 10 preoperative studies and correctly showed the extent of the lesions in two postoperative examinations in a group of 12 children with surgically proven intraabdominal lymphangiomas. These masses typically contained anechoic fluid in one or more contiguous cystic loculations bounded by or containing one or more 1- to 2-mm thick septa. Thicker septa occurred in several cases with inflammation and/or accumulations of fatty tissue. Chylous or creamy fluid displayed fine diffuse echoes, whereas hemorrhage resulted in coarse echoes and/or solid masses. In two patients unusual renal involvement mimicked polycystic kidney disease. Typical sonographic appearances of lymphangioma may be radically altered by hemorrhage, inflammation, and unusual sites of involvement.


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