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Volume 8
Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System
ISSN: 2161-069X
Page 26
JOINT EVENT
Pediatric Gastro 2018
Digestive Diseases 2018
October 22-23, 2018
October 22-23, 2018 Berlin, Germany
3
rd
International Conference on
Digestive and Metabolic Diseases
Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition
13
th
International Conference on
&
Splenic lymphangioma in adulthood
Ann Camille Yuga, Anthony Perez
and
Brent Andrew Viray
Philippine General Hospital - University of the Philippines, Philippines
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plenic diseases are uncommon and primary tumors of the spleen are extremely rare, accounting to only <0.007% of all
tumors. These are classified as cysts, benign and malignant tumors of the spleen. Splenic lymphangioma is among the rare,
slow-growing benign tumor of the spleen. It is more often seen in children, as a slow-growing congenital malformation of the
lymphatic system, which is rarely present in adulthood. When present in adults, it is usually asymptomatic and are incidentally
detected through imaging studies such as abdominal ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance
imaging. Infrequently, some patients present with abdominal pain, distension, nausea, and may have palpable abdominal
mass. It may be solitary or may have multiple splenic lesions. We present a case of splenic mass in a 52-year old female,who
presented with chronic back pain and was incidentally found to have splenic mass on thoracolumbar MRI. Laparoscopic
splenectomy was performed on the patient with histological findings of multiple thin-walled cysts filled with eosinophilic
amorphous proteinaceos contents in the subcapsular region consistent with that of splenic lymphangioma.
Biography
Ann Camille Yuga graduated cum laude with a Degree in BS Biology from University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines. She attended her medical studies at
the College of Medicine of the same university. She is currently a 4th year Resident in the Department of Surgery of the University of the Philippines-Philippine
General Hospital (UP-PGH), Manila, Phippines.
camilleyuga@yahoo.comAnn Camille Yuga et al., J Gastrointest Dig Syst 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-069X-C7-082