%0 Journal Article
%T Giant cystic lymphangioma of the mesentery: varied clinical presentation of 3 cases
%A Mohamed Rami
%A Abdelhalim Mahmoudi
%A Aziz El Madi
%A Khalid Khattala
%A Moulay Abderrahmane Afifi
%A Youssef Bouabdallah
%J Pan African Medical Journal
%D 2012
%I African Field Epidemiology Network
%X Giant cystic lymphangioma is an uncommon mesenteric tumor which is usually reported in children. In this paper, we describe 3 cases, that was admitted in our department, two with abdominal distension, pain, and an abdominopelvic mass; the other present an acute abdomen. Preoperative studies including abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography failed to determine the cause of the pain for the female patients. The laparotomy found a giant cystic tumor of the small bowel mesentery. The histological study showed a tumor that was diagnosed as a cystic lymphangioma. Based on those three cases a review of the literature is suggested. Pan African Medical Journal 2012; 12:7
%U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/pamj/article/view/81954