Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma in Children:a Report of 11 Cases

Elevee cases of retroperitonel lymphangioma were treated in Tianjin Children's Hospital from 1974 to 1990.67% of the patients were below 5 years of age.Symptom was rare while the cyst was small.Abdominal pain,vomiting and lose appetite occured in patient with big cyst.The diagnosis relied on plain X-ray,IVP, upper gastrcintestinal radiography, especially the B-ultrasonography.Retroperitoneal lymphangioma should be differentiated from retrcperitoneal cystic teratoms and pancreatic cyst.The authors suggest that surgical excision would be the treatment of choice. Key words: Lymphangioma/ultrasonogr; Lymphangioma/surg