From: Characteristics of adult abdominal cystic Lymphangioma: a single-center Chinese cohort of 12 cases
Cohorts | Tunisian (7) | French (8) | Chinese |
---|---|---|---|
Patients, n | 20 | 9 | 12 |
Male, % | 40 | 10 | 58 |
Age at treatment, years | 46 | 36 | 39 |
Follow-up, months | 5 | 28 | 83 |
Locations | |||
Retroperitoneum, % | 23 | 66 | 50 |
Omentum, % | 14 | 11 | 17 |
Mesentery, % | 23 | 22 | 17 |
Spleen, % | 7 | 0 | 8 |
Symptoms | |||
Asymptomatic, % | 20 | 22 | 50 |
Abdominal pain, % | 75 | 88 | 33 |
Acute abdomen, % | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Physical signs | |||
Absent, % | 40 | 44 | 75 |
Mass touched on abdomen, % | 60 | 55 | 17 |
Imaging methods | |||
Ultrasound, % | 90 | 100 | 67 |
CT, % | 85 | 77 | 83 |
MRI, % | 0 | 22 | 33 |
Open surgery, % | 65 | 0 | 50 |
Laparoscopic surgery, % | 35 | 100 | 33 |
Aspiration under CT guidance, % | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Complete excision, % | 90 | 100 | 80 |
Partial excision, % | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Follow-up | |||
No relapse, % | 90 | 100 | 80 |
Relapse, % | 10 | 0 | 20 |