An Invasive Hemolymphangioma of the Pancreas in a Young Woman

Title:An Invasive Hemolymphangioma of the Pancreas in a Young Woman

Volume: 21 Issue: 10

Author(s): Zhijun Zhang, Qinghong Ke, Weiliang Xia, Xiuming Zhang, Yan Shen and Shusen Zheng*

Affiliation:

• Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003,China

Keywords: Hemolymphangioma, pancreas, benign tumor, differential diagnosis, cystic neoplasm, surgery.

Abstract: Background: Hemolymphangioma is a rare benign tumor. To the best of our knowledge, there were only 10 reports of this tumor of the pancreas until March 2018.

Case Report: Here, we reported a large invasive hemolymphangioma of the pancreas in a young woman with a complaint of abdominal distension and an epigastric mass about 3 weeks. She was found to have a huge multilocular cystic tumor at the neck and body of pancreas on computed tomography. She was eventually diagnosed with hemolymphangioma of the pancreas after operation. After 2 years of follow-up, there was no signs of recurrence.

Conclusion: From our case and literature, we can conclude that hemolymphangioma of the pancreas is uncommon benign tumor, and it is hard to make an accurate diagnosis preoperatively. Radical surgical resection should be performed whenever possible. The prognosis of this disease seems good.

Cite this article as:

Zhang Zhijun , Ke Qinghong , Xia Weiliang, Zhang Xiuming , Shen Yan and Zheng Shusen *, An Invasive Hemolymphangioma of the Pancreas in a Young Woman, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 2018; 21 (10) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1386207322666190103110747