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- Title
Small bowel haemangioma with local lymph node involvement presenting as intussusception.
- Authors
Morgan, D R; Mylankal, K; el Barghouti, N; Dixon, M F
- Abstract
Gastrointestinal haemangiomas make up 0.05% of all intestinal neoplasms. They are sometimes multiple and usually present with pain, bleeding, and obstruction. An associated haemangiomatous change in regional lymph nodes has not been reported previously. A woman of 21 years presented with abdominal pain and vomiting. Abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography scan showed a lower abdominal mass. Laparotomy revealed a small bowel tumour causing an intussusception together with enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes. Pathological examination revealed a small bowel haemangioma with mesenteric node involvement. The pathogenesis of haemangiomatous involvement of lymph nodes is discussed. Hamartomatous change is the likely cause in this patient.
- Publication
Journal of clinical pathology, 2000, Vol 53, Issue 7, p552
- ISSN
0021-9746
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/jcp.53.7.552