Solitary hepatic lymphangioma – a case report
Siu-Cheung Chan
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 1 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, 2 National Health Research Institute, Taipei, Department of Surgery, 3 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 4 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine and Medical Technology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorShiu-Feng Huang
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 1 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, 2 National Health Research Institute, Taipei, Department of Surgery, 3 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 4 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine and Medical Technology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorWei-Chen Lee
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 1 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, 2 National Health Research Institute, Taipei, Department of Surgery, 3 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 4 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine and Medical Technology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Yung-Liang Wan
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 1 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, 2 National Health Research Institute, Taipei, Department of Surgery, 3 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 4 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine and Medical Technology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
*Yung Liang Wan, MD, First Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine and Medical Technology, Chang Gung University, 5 Fuhsing Road, Taoyuan Hsien 333, Taiwan Tel.: +886-3-3281200x2575 Fax: +886-3-3971936 Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorSiu-Cheung Chan
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 1 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, 2 National Health Research Institute, Taipei, Department of Surgery, 3 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 4 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine and Medical Technology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorShiu-Feng Huang
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 1 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, 2 National Health Research Institute, Taipei, Department of Surgery, 3 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 4 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine and Medical Technology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorWei-Chen Lee
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 1 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, 2 National Health Research Institute, Taipei, Department of Surgery, 3 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 4 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine and Medical Technology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Yung-Liang Wan
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 1 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, 2 National Health Research Institute, Taipei, Department of Surgery, 3 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, 4 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine and Medical Technology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
*Yung Liang Wan, MD, First Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine and Medical Technology, Chang Gung University, 5 Fuhsing Road, Taoyuan Hsien 333, Taiwan Tel.: +886-3-3281200x2575 Fax: +886-3-3971936 Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorSummary
Hepatic lymphangioma is an extremely rare benign neoplasm that is usually associated with lymphangiomas of other viscera. We report a patient with huge, solitary hepatic lymphangioma involving only the liver. The clinical features and computed tomography findings of this case are described.
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