Lymphangiomas of the pancreas are very rare benign tumors of lymphatic origin, accounting for less than 1% of these neoplasms.CaseReportsinMedicine+JournalMenuPDFJournaloverviewForauthorsForreviewersForeditorsTableofContentsSubmitCaseReportsinMedicine/2012/ArticleArticleSectionsOnthispageAbstractIntroductionCaseReportDiscussionConclusionReferencesCopyrightCaseReport|OpenAccessVolume2012|ArticleID951358|https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/951358EnricoDallaBona,ValentinaBeltrame,StellaBlandamura,FedericaLiessi,CosimoSperti,"HugeCysticLymphangiomaofthePancreasMimickingPancreaticCysticNeoplasm",CaseReportsinMedicine,vol.2012,ArticleID951358,4pages,2012.https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/951358ShowcitationHugeCysticLymphangiomaofthePancreasMimickingPancreaticCysticNeoplasmEnricoDallaBona,1ValentinaBeltrame,1StellaBlandamura,2FedericaLiessi,3andCosimoSperti11DepartmentofSurgery,Oncology,andGastroenterology,UniversityofPadua,35128Padua,Italy2DepartmentofPathology,UniversityofPadua,35128Padua,Italy3DepartmentofRadiology,BassanoGeneralHospital,36061Bassano,Vicenza,ItalyShowmoreAcademicEditor:TobiasKeckReceived05Sep2012Accepted19Oct2012Published06Nov2012Lymphangiomasofthepancreasareveryrarebenigntumorsoflymphaticorigin,accountingforlessthan1%oftheseneoplasms.Wereportacaseofa55-year-oldwomanwhopresentedwithapalpablemassintheleftabdomen.Abdominalsonographyandcomputedtomographyshowedalobulated,hypodensemassextendingfromtheleftdiaphragmtothepelvis,measuring cm.Apreoperativediagnosisofmucinouscystadenomaofthepancreaswassuggestedandthepatientunderwentlaparotomy.Distalpancreatectomywithsplenectomywasperformed,encompassingasegmentofdescendingcolonbecauseofcloserelationshiptothemass.Thecysticmasswashistologicallydiagnosedaslymphangiomaofthepancreas.Thepatientiswellandfreeofdisease12monthsaftersurgery.Pancreaticlymphangiomashouldbekeptinmindwhenahuge,multiloculatedmassisencounteredintheabdomen,especiallyinadultwomen.Althoughlymphangiomaisconsideredabenigntumor,involvementofadjacentorganssometimesoc

Lymphangiomas are mostly (∼95%) found in the neck and axillary regions of pediatric patients. ... Pancreatic cystic lymphangioma is extremely rare, accounting ...July2018-Volume97-Issue28PreviousArticleNextArticleArticleasEPUBExportAllImagestoPowerPointFileAddtoMyFavoritesColleague'sE-mailisInvalidYourName:(optional)YourEmail:Colleague'sEmail:Separatemultiplee-mailswitha(;).Message:Thoughtyoumightappreciatethisitem(s)IsawatMedicine.SendacopytoyouremailYourmessagehasbeensuccessfullysenttoyourcolleague.Someerrorhasoccurredwhileprocessingyourrequest.Pleasetryaftersometime.EndNoteProciteReferenceManagerSavemyselectionResearchArticle:ClinicalCaseReportChen,DiyuMDa,b;Feng,XiaodeMDa,b;Lv,ZhenMDa;Xu,XiaofengMDa;Ding,ChaofengMDa;Wu,JianMDa,c,*Editor(s):NA.,AuthorInformationaDivisionofHepatobiliaryandPancreaticSurgery,DepartmentofSurgery,theFirstAffiliatedHospital,SchoolofMedicine,ZhejiangUniversitybKeyLaboratoryofCombinedMulti-organTransplantation,MinistryofPublicHealthcCollaborativeInnovationCenterforDiagnosisTreatmentofInfectiousDiseases,Hangzhou,ZhejiangProvince,China.Correspondence:JianWu,DepartmentofHepatobiliarySurgery,theFirstAffiliatedHospital,ZhejiangUniversitySchoolofMedicine,No.79QingchunRoad,Hangzhou310003,ZhejiangProvince,China(e-mail:[email protected]).Abbreviations:CT=computedtomography,EUS=endoscopicultrasound,MRI=magneticresonanceimaging,US=ultrasound.Informedconsent:Thepatientinvolvedinthisstudyprovidedwritteninformedconsentauthorizingtheuseanddisclosureofhisprotectedhealthinformation.Theauthorshavenoconflictsofinteresttodisclose.ThisisanopenaccessarticledistributedundertheCreativeCommonsAttributionLicense4.0(CCBY),whichpermitsunrestricteduse,distribution,andreproductioninanymedium,providedtheoriginalworkisproperlycited.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0ReceivedFebruary22,2018AcceptedMay30,2018Medicine:July2018-Volume97-Issue28-pe11238doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000011238OpenMetricsAbstractRationale: Lymphangiomasarebenignlymphaticmalformationsthatmostlyo

March/April2019-Volume43-Issue2PreviousAbstractNextAbstractFullTextAccessforSubscribers:IndividualSubscribersLoginforaccessInstitutionalMembersAccessonOvid®NotaSubscriber?BuySubscribeRequestPermissionsYoucanreadthefulltextofthisarticleifyou:SelectanoptionLogInBuyArticleSubscribeContent&PermissionsOvidMemberInstitutionalAccessLogInOvidMemberInstitutionalAccessArticleasEPUBExportAllImagestoPowerPointFileAddtoMyFavoritesColleague'sE-mailisInvalidYourName:(optional)YourEmail:Colleague'sEmail:Separatemultiplee-mailswitha(;).Message:Thoughtyoumightappreciatethisitem(s)IsawatJournalofComputerAssistedTomography.SendacopytoyouremailYourmessagehasbeensuccessfullysenttoyourcolleague.Someerrorhasoccurredwhileprocessingyourrequest.Pleasetryaftersometime.EndNoteProciteReferenceManagerSavemyselectionAbdominalImagingKarajgikar,JayMD*;Deshmukh,SandeepMD†AuthorInformationFromthe*DepartmentofRadiology,NYULangoneSchoolofMedicine,NewYork,NY;†DepartmentofRadiology,ThomasJeffersonUniversitySchoolofMedicine,Philadelphia,PA.ReceivedforpublicationNovember1,2017;acceptedSeptember13,2018.Correspondenceto:JayKarajgikar,MD,DepartmentofRadiology,NYULangoneSchoolofMedicine,5601stAve,2ndFloor,NewYork,NY10016(e-mail:[email protected]).Anexpandeddiscussionofthis“CaseoftheQuarter”canbefoundattheSCBT-MRWebsite:scbtmr.dnnstaging.com.Theauthorsdeclarenoconflictofinterest.JournalofComputerAssistedTomography:3/42019-Volume43-Issue2-p242-244doi:10.1097/RCT.0000000000000818BuyMetricsAbstractWereportacaseofa29-year-oldwomanwithapancreaticlymphangiomawhopresentedclinicallyasacaseofacutepancreatitis.Lymphangiomasarebenigntumorsofvascularoriginwithlymphaticdifferentiation,mostcommonlyfoundintheheadandneck.Pancreaticlymphangiomasareextremelyrare,accountingforonly1%ofabdominallymphangiomas,withapproximately60casesreportedintheliterature.Althoughimagingfindingsarecharacteristicandcanpointtothediagnosis,confirmationwithfineneedleaspirationandhistopathologiccorrelationisnecessary.Althoughtheselesionsarebenign,theycan

Pancreatic lymphangioma is a rare clinical finding in adults that often presents as an incidental diagnosis on imaging. It is an important differential to ...Journals|Policy|Permission JournalofCurrentSurgeryUserUsernamePasswordRemembermeINFORMATIONForAuthorsForReviewersForEditorsForReadersJournalContentSearchAllAuthorsTitleAbstractIndextermsFullTextBrowseByIssueByAuthorByTitleMOSTREAD OriginalArticle Review CaseReport ShortCommunication LettertotheEditor EditorialArticleToolsAbstractHTMLPDFPrintthisarticleHowtociteitemFindingReferencesReviewpolicyEmailthisarticle(Loginrequired)            QUICK LINKSInstructionstoAuthorsSubmitManuscriptEditorialBoardPublicationEthicsHuman&AnimalRightsInformedConsentConflictofInterestCopyrightandPermissionJournalContactPublishingCharge  ARTICLESTATISTICSSubmissiontoFirstDecision35DaysAcceptanceRate48%AcceptancetoPublication37Days*Averagearticlestatisticsfromthelast12monthsdataHomeAboutLogInRegisterSearchArchivesSubmitFeesEditorsOnline-FirstHome>Vol.11,No.1,Mar2021>OjhaJCurrSurgJournalofCurrentSurgery,ISSN1927-1298print,1927-1301online,OpenAccessArticlecopyright,theauthors;Journalcompilationcopyright,JCurrSurgandElmerPressIncJournalwebsitehttps://www.currentsurgery.orgCaseReportVolume11,Number1,March2021,pages24-27PancreaticCysticLymphangioma:CaseReportandLiteratureReviewSujataOjhaa,MuhammadDarwishb,PatrickMcLarenb,AnnieBenzieb,EdwardChob,c,HoussamOsmanb,DhireshRohanJeyarajahb,c,daTCU/UNTHSCSchoolofMedicine,FortWorth,TX,USAbDepartmentofSurgery,MethodistRichardsonMedicalCenter,Richardson,TX,USAcDepartmentofSurgery,TCU/UNTHSCSchoolofMedicine,FortWorth,TX,USAdCorrespondingAuthor:DhireshRohanJeyarajah,DepartmentofSurgery,MethodistRichardsonMedicalCenter,2805EastPresidentGeorgeBushHighway,Richardson,TX75082,USAManuscriptsubmittedDecember28,2020,acceptedJanuary30,2021,publishedonlineFebruary26,2021Shorttitle:ACaseofPancreaticLymphangiomadoi:https://doi.org/10.14740/jcs432AbstractIntroductionCaseReportDiscussionReferencesAbstract▴Top Lympha

Abstract: Lymphangiomas are rare congenital benign tumors arising from the lymphatic system. The incidence of this disease in the pancreas is extremely rare ...Home/Vol7,No5(October2018)/Cysticlymphangiomaofthepancreas:aharddiagnosticchallengebetweenpancreaticcysticlesions—reviewofrecent...Cysticlymphangiomaofthepancreas:aharddiagnosticchallengebetweenpancreaticcysticlesions—reviewofrecentliteratureIntroductionThewidespreaduseofabdominalultrasound(US),computedtomography(CT),andmagneticresonanceimaging(MRI)hasresultedinanincreasedidentificationofasymptomaticpancreaticlesionsdefined“incidentalomas”(1).InfactBauer(2)hadreportedanincreasingfrequencyinthedetectionandevaluationofpancreaticcysticlesions(PCLs)overthelastthreedecades.ThetermPCLsdenotesahistologicallyheterogeneouscollectionofneoplasmsshowingawidespectrumofdiagnoses,rangingfromcompletelybenigntopotentiallymalignant,carcinomainsitu,franklyinvasiveandmalignant.ThemanagementofpatientswithPCLscanbechallengingandvariesconsiderablyamongthedifferentsubtypesofPCLs.Alsothetreatmentisextremelyvarious;itconsistsfromresectiontosimpleobservationandmoreorlesstightfollowup.Itisofextremeimportancetoidentifysuspiciousfeaturesindicatingpotentialorcertainmalignancyinordertoselecttheappropriatetreatment.However,theconventionalradiologyhasbeengenerallyinadequatefortheevaluation(3),andpancreaticcysticlymphangiomahavebeenclassicallydiagnosedonhistopathologicalexaminationfollowingsurgicalexcision.Lymphangiomaofthepancreasisextremelyrareaccountingforlessthan1%ofthesetumours(4).ItmayclinicallymimicpancreaticcarcinomaandshouldbeconsideredasadifferentialdiagnosisinanypatientwithPCL.Wepresentararecaseofapancreaticlymphangiomainanadult,diagnosedonlyafterhistopathologicalexaminationandareviewoftherecentinternationalliterature.CasepresentationA67-year-oldwomanwithnohistoryofsystemicdiseasewasreferredtoourhospitalduetoanincidentalUSfindingofanintra-abdominalcyst.Attheadmission,thepatientwasasymptomatic,withoutabdominalfullness,tendernessorjau

HealthConditionsDiscoverPlanConnectSubscribeWhatIsLymphangioma?MedicallyreviewedbyKarenGill,M.D.—WrittenbyDonnaChristiano—UpdatedonSeptember15,2017SymptomsPicturesCausesTypesDiagnosisTreatmentOutlookOverviewLymphangiomas,alsocalledlymphaticmalformations,arenoncancerous,fluid-filledcyststhatoccurinlymphaticvessels.Thesevesselscontainasubstancecalledlymph,andtogethertheymakeupthelymphaticsystem.Lymphhelpstoproperlyregulatefluidinbodytissue.Lymphalsoworkswiththeimmunesystemtohelpfightinfection.It’sestimatedthatlymphangiomaoccursinabout1in4,000births.Theycanaffectnearlyanypartofthebody,butaremostcommonontheheadorneck.About75percentoflymphangiomasarelocatedinthisregion.Halfofalllymphangiomasintheheadorneckarerecognizedatbirth,and90percentwillbeapparentbyage2.SymptomsoflymphangiomaYoucanhaveonelymphangiomalocalizedtoacertainareaormanythroughoutthebody.Symptomsvarybasedonthesizeandlocationofthelymphangioma.Lymphangiomasmayappearastinyreddishorbluedots.Aslymphaccumulates,theycancreatesignificantanddeformingswellingandmasses.Dependingonwheretheswellingislocatedandthetissueororgansaffected,serioushealthproblemscanoccur.Forexample,aswollentonguecancausespeechandeatingdifficulties.Lymphangiomasoftheeyesocketcancausedoublevision.Lymphangiomasaffectingthechestmayresultindifficultybreathingandchestpain.PicturesoflymphangiomaCausesofthisconditionLymphangiomasoccurwhenlymphbacksupinthelymphvesselssurroundingthebody’stissues.Thatcausespoolingandswelling.Expertsaren’texactlysurewhythisoccurs,buttheythinkitmighthappenwhenthere’sanerrorincelldivisionduringfetaldevelopment.Thiserrorcancauseadysfunctionallymphaticsystem.Lymphangiomacanalsosometimesoccurinbabiesbornwithtoomanyornotenoughchromosomes,suchasthosewithDownsyndromeandNoonansyndrome.Mostwithlymphangiomasarebornwiththem.Theymaynotbeapparentatbirth,butcanbecomemorenoticeableasthesechildrengrowolder.TypesoflymphangiomaThereareseveraltypesoflymphangioma.Typesaremostlydefinedbytheirsize.MacrocysticThesearelymphangiomasthatarebiggertha

ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cDovL2VtZWRpY2luZS5tZWRzY2FwZS5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS8xMDg2ODA2LXRyZWF0bWVudA==processing....Drugs&Diseases>DermatologyLymphangioma Treatment&ManagementUpdated:Apr05,2021Author:RobertASchwartz,MD,MPH;ChiefEditor:DirkMElston,MD more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppSectionsLymphangiomaSectionsLymphangiomaOverviewBackgroundPathophysiologyEtiologyEpidemiologyPrognosisPatientEducationShowAllPresentationHistoryPhysicalExaminationComplicationsShowAllDDxWorkupImagingStudiesOtherTestsProceduresHistologicFindingsShowAllTreatmentMedicalCareSurgicalCareLong-TermMonitoringShowAllMediaGalleryReferencesTreatmentMedicalCareNomedicalcarehasbeenproveneffectiveforlymphangiomas.Lymphangiomaisnotresponsivetoradiationtherapyorsteroids.However,propranololrepresentsapotentialoption,whichmaybeofbenefitevenforintractablediffuselymphangiomatosis.[30]Sodiumtetradecylsulfatemaybeusedwithcareforoff-labeltreatmentoflymphangiomacircumscriptum.[31]Antibioticsaregivenforsecondarycellulitis.Inthecaseoflymphangiomacircumscriptum,severerecurrentcellulitismaywarrantinpatientcareattimes,especiallyinpatientswhoareimmunocompromised.Next:SurgicalCareThepreferredtreatmentforlymphangiomasiscompletesurgicalexcision.[32]OnthebasisoftheWhimsterhypothesis,thelargesubcutaneouscisternsshouldberemovedtopreventthelesionfromresurfacing.Localrecurrencesarecommoninlymphangiomas.Adequateexcisionoflymphangiomascanbedifficultand,attimes,unfeasible.Thisproblemisthemainreasonforthe

The clinical manifestations of pancreatic lymphangioma were non-specific and depending on size of the cyst, patients might present with ...NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutTryoutPMCLabsandtelluswhatyouthink.LearnMore.JournalListIranJCancerPrevv.9(1);2016FebPMC4922201IranJCancerPrev.2016Feb;9(1):e3505.Publishedonline2016Feb27.doi: 10.17795/ijcp-3505PMCID:PMC4922201PMID:27366308PancreaticLymphangiomaasaRarePancreaticMass:ACaseReportAbdolhasanTalaiezadeh,1NastaranRanjbari,2andMohammadBakhtiari3,*AbdolhasanTalaiezadeh1CancerResearchCenter,AhvazJundishapurUniversityofMedicalSciences,Ahvaz,IRIranFindarticlesbyAbdolhasanTalaiezadehNastaranRanjbari2PathologyDepartment,AhvazJundishapurUniversityofMedicalSciences,Ahvaz,IRIranFindarticlesbyNastaranRanjbariMohammadBakhtiari3MedicineDepartment,AhvazJundishapurUniversityofMedicalSciences,Ahvaz,IRIranFindarticlesbyMohammadBakhtiariAuthorinformationArticlenotesCopyrightandLicenseinformationDisclaimer1CancerResearchCenter,AhvazJundishapurUniversityofMedicalSciences,Ahvaz,IRIran2PathologyDepartment,AhvazJundishapurUniversityofMedicalSciences,Ahvaz,IRIran3MedicineDepartment,AhvazJundishapurUniversityofMedicalSciences,Ahvaz,IRIran*Correspondingauthor:MohammadBakhtiari,MedicineDepartment,AhvazJundishapurUniversityofMedicalSciences,Ahvaz,IRIran.Tel:+98-06132216504,E-mail:moc.oohay@smujacrcReceived2015Jul11;Revised2015Oct3;Accepted2016Jan23.Copyright©2016,IranianJournalofCancerPreventionThisisanopen-accessarticledistributedunderthetermsoftheCreativeCommonsAttribution-NonCommercial4.0InternationalLicense(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)whichpermitscopyandredistributethematerialjustinnoncommercialusages,providedtheoriginalworkisproperlycited.ThisarticlehasbeencitedbyotherarticlesinPMC.IntroductionCysticlymphangiomasofabdomenhasmostlyinvolvedmesenteryandretroperitoneumthatshouldbeconsideredasadifferentialdiagnosisofabdominalmasses.Pancreaticlymphangiomaswereextremel

Pancreatic cystic lymphangiomas are rare benign lesions that arise from lymphatic vessels, accounting for less than 0.2% of all pancreatic ...NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutTryoutPMCLabsandtelluswhatyouthink.LearnMore.JournalListGEPortJGastroenterolv.23(5);Sep-Oct2016PMC5580107GEPortJGastroenterol.2016Sep-Oct;23(5):254–258.Publishedonline2016Mar29.doi: 10.1016/j.jpge.2016.01.006PMCID:PMC5580107PMID:28868471Language:English|PortugueseCysticPancreaticLymphangioma–DiagnosticRoleofEndoscopicUltrasoundLinfangiomasQuísticosPancreáticos–AImportânciadaEcoendoscopianoseuDiagnósticoDianaCarvalho,a,⁎MarianaCosta,aPedroRusso,aLuísSimas,aTeresaBaptista,bandGonçaloRamosaDianaCarvalhoaGastroenterologyandHepatologyDepartment,HospitalSantoAntóniodosCapuchos,CentroHospitalardeLisboaCentral,Lisbon,PortugalFindarticlesbyDianaCarvalhoMarianaCostaaGastroenterologyandHepatologyDepartment,HospitalSantoAntóniodosCapuchos,CentroHospitalardeLisboaCentral,Lisbon,PortugalFindarticlesbyMarianaCostaPedroRussoaGastroenterologyandHepatologyDepartment,HospitalSantoAntóniodosCapuchos,CentroHospitalardeLisboaCentral,Lisbon,PortugalFindarticlesbyPedroRussoLuísSimasaGastroenterologyandHepatologyDepartment,HospitalSantoAntóniodosCapuchos,CentroHospitalardeLisboaCentral,Lisbon,PortugalFindarticlesbyLuísSimasTeresaBaptistabAnesthesiologyDepartment,HospitalSantoAntóniodosCapuchos,CentroHospitalardeLisboaCentral,Lisbon,PortugalFindarticlesbyTeresaBaptistaGonçaloRamosaGastroenterologyandHepatologyDepartment,HospitalSantoAntóniodosCapuchos,CentroHospitalardeLisboaCentral,Lisbon,PortugalFindarticlesbyGonçaloRamosAuthorinformationArticlenotesCopyrightandLicenseinformationDisclaimeraGastroenterologyandHepatologyDepartment,HospitalSantoAntóniodosCapuchos,CentroHospitalardeLisboaCentral,Lisbon,PortugalbAnesthesiologyDepartment,HospitalSantoAntóniodosCapuchos,CentroHospitalardeLisboaCentral,Lisbon,PortugalDianaCarvalho:moc.liamg@ohlavracbfanaid⁎Correspo

Pancreatic lymphangiomas are benign lesions that are often found incidentally during cross-sectional imaging for another reason.×ArticlesLogInCasesSignUpCoursesQuizDonateAbout×MenuSearchADVERTISEMENT:Radiopaediaisfreethankstooursupportersandadvertisers.BecomeaGoldSupporterandseenoads.ArticlesCasesCoursesLogInLoginSignup{"url":"/signup-modal-props.json?lang=us\u0026email="}ArticlesCasesCoursesQuizAboutRecentEditsGoad-freeSearchPancreaticlymphangiomaLastrevisedbyDrJeremyJones◉on20Sep2021EditarticleViewrevisionhistoryReportproblemwithArticleCitation,DOIandarticledataCitation:Morgan,M.,Jones,J.Pancreaticlymphangioma.Referencearticle,Radiopaedia.org.(accessedon07Oct2021)https://radiopaedia.org/articles/42938DOI:-Permalink:https://radiopaedia.org/articles/42938rID:42938Articlecreated:16Feb2016byDrMattA.Morgan◉Revisions:4timesby3users-seefullrevisionhistorySystem:GastrointestinalSections:-Tags:pancreas,lymphangiomaSynonyms:PancreaticlymphangiomasLymphangiomaofthepancreasLymphangiomasofthepancreasURLofArticlePancreaticlymphangiomasarebenignlesionsthatareoftenfoundincidentallyduringcross-sectionalimagingforanotherreason.Forabroaderdiscussion, pleaserefertotheparentalarticleonlymphangioma. Onthispage:Article:ClinicalpresentationPathologyRadiographicfeaturesTreatmentandprognosisDifferentialdiagnosisPracticalpointsRelatedarticlesReferencesClinicalpresentationMorecommoninadults(incontrasttolymphangiomasintheheadandneck,whicharemorecommoninchildren).Accountforapproximately1%ofabdominallymphangiomas.MorecommoninwomenPathologyLymphangiomasarethoughttoarisefromacongenitalblockageofregionallymphaticducts.Theycanbepancreaticorperipancreatic.Theymaycontainserous,serosanguinous,orchylousfluid.Cystwallsarelinedwithendothelialcells(immunoreactivewithVIII-RAG,CD31,andD2-40;negativeforCD34).RadiographicfeaturesUSmultiplehypoechoicoranechoiccystscontentsmaybeechogenicCTmultilocularandmultiseptated(occasionallyunilocular)homogeneouslyhypoattenuating,maybefatattenuationphlebolithsmaybepresentt