Cystic Lymphangioma of the Pancreas
Titus R. Koenig1,
Evelyn M. Loyer2,
Gary J. Whitman2,
A. Kevin Raymond3 and
Chusilp Charnsangavej2
1
Department of Radiology, The University of TexasHouston Medical School,
6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030.
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Department of Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,
P. O. Box 57, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030.
3
Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, TX 77030.

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Fig. 1A. 20-year-old man with cystic lymphangioma of pancreas.
Enhanced CT scan shows cystic mass (arrow) arising from pancreas.
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Fig. 1B. 20-year-old man with cystic lymphangioma of pancreas. CT
scan, 6-mm caudal to A, shows multiseptate mass (arrow).
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Fig. 1C. 20-year-old man with cystic lymphangioma of pancreas.
Photomicrograph of histologic specimen shows enlarged cystlike spaces
(arrow) lined by endothelial cells. Numerous lymphocytes are present
in fibrous stroma. (H and E, x40)
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