Table 3 Comparison of Chinese adult ACL cohort with other published cohorts
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 |