A CASE OF LYMPHANGIOMA OF THE PANCREAS

A case of lymphangioma of the pancreas in a 51-year-old man is presented. In May 1994, the patient was admitted to the hospital because of impaired function that was pointd out at a medical checkup. A large cystic tumor was found in the right hypochondrial region with ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Psuedomyxoma or lymphangioma arising in the retroperitoneal cavity was most probable preoperatively. Pancreatoduodenectomy was perofrmed because the tumor made firm adhesion to the duodenum and head of the pancreas on July 29, 1994. The surgical specimen mearuring 190×165mm had a sponge-like structure with milky serosal fluid in it and was diagnosed histologically as cavernous lymphangioma arising in the pancreas.