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Lymphangioma of the Small Intestine Case Report and Review of the Literature

Igor Ignjatovic

Igor Ignjatovic

Clinic for Digestive Surgery of the CCS - First Surgical ClinicBelgrade, Serbia
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Ignjatovic, Igor
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Vladimir Milosavljevic

Vladimir Milosavljevic

General Hospital Stefan VisokiSmederevska Palanka, Serbia
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Milosavljevic, Vladimir
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Boris Tadic

Boris Tadic

Clinic for Digestive Surgery of the CCS - First Surgical ClinicBelgrade, Serbia
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Tadic, Boris
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Nikola Grubor

Nikola Grubor

Clinic for Digestive Surgery of the CCS - First Surgical ClinicBelgrade, Serbia
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Grubor, Nikola
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Slavko Matic

Slavko Matic

Clinic for Digestive Surgery of the CCS - First Surgical ClinicBelgrade, Serbia
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Dec 31, 2019
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Article Category: Case Report
Published Online: Dec 31, 2019
Page range: 357 - 360
Received: Nov 13, 2017
Accepted: Jan 16, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2018-0001
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Figure 1a

Sagittal T2-weighted MR image shows a high signal intensity multilocular lesion in the recto-uterine pouch.
Sagittal T2-weighted MR image shows a high signal intensity multilocular lesion in the recto-uterine pouch.

Figure 1b

Axial T1-weighted image shows low signal intensity within the lymphangioma.
Axial T1-weighted image shows low signal intensity within the lymphangioma.

Figure 2

Resected segment of the small bowel with the infiltrating tumour mass
Resected segment of the small bowel with the infiltrating tumour mass

Figure 3

The intestinal wall revealed lymphatic malformation and presented irregular vascular channels with propagation into the mesenteric fat (A, H&E, 20×) containing a scattered collection of smooth muscle in the walls of the larger vascular channels accompanied by a dense perivascular lymphoid infiltration (B, H&E, 50×).
The intestinal wall revealed lymphatic malformation and presented irregular vascular channels with propagation into the mesenteric fat (A, H&E, 20×) containing a scattered collection of smooth muscle in the walls of the larger vascular channels accompanied by a dense perivascular lymphoid infiltration (B, H&E, 50×).
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