25Apr 2017

A RARE CASE: COMPLICATED LARGE CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA AT UNUSUAL SITE RETROPERITONEALLY IN PELVIS AND THIGH.

  • Department of Radiodiagnosis, SP Medical College & Associate Group of PBM Hospitals, Bikaner.
  • Rajasthan Dental College Jaipur.
  • Mahtama Gandhi Dental College Jaipur.
  • S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur.
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The Retroperitoneal cysts are very rare, and most of the time they are discovered incidentally. Retroperitoneal cysts are uncommon, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 250,000. A Forty year old female presented with complaints of pain for six months with history of loss of appetite and history of weight loss. She was a known Diabetes mellitus and Bronchial asthma on treatment. Per abdomen examination revealed soft, tender without any mass palpable in the right lower abdomen. All basic investigations were normal.


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[Preetam, Deepika Meena, Deepak Meena, Manish Kumar Meena and G L Meena. (2017); A RARE CASE: COMPLICATED LARGE CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA AT UNUSUAL SITE RETROPERITONEALLY IN PELVIS AND THIGH. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Apr). 1022-1028] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Dr G.L.Meena
Department of Radiodiagnosis, SP Medical College &Associate Group of PBM Hospitals, Bikaner

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3910      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3910