Figure 1. An abdomino-pelvic CT scan (coronal plane) showing a large septated, multiloculated right retroperitoneal cystic mass, displacing the right colon medially. CT: computed tomography.
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Review
Volume 14, Number 1, February 2023, pages 15-20
Adult Primary Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma: Updated Facts
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Tables
| ARL: adult retroperitoneal lymphangioma; F: female; M: male. | |
| Age (years) | |
| Average | 45 |
| Range | 19 - 82 |
| F/M ratio | 2.8:1 |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Asymptomatic | 20% |
| Symptomatic | 80% |
| Symptoms | |
| Abdominal pain | 62.5% |
| Increased abdominal girth | 19% |
| Self-palpable mass | 17.5% |
| Nausea | 8.7% |
| Vomiting | 3.7% |
| Anorexia | 2.5% |
| Back pain | 2.5% |
| Food intolerance | 1.25% |
| Flank pain | 1.25% |
| Hematuria | 1.25% |
| Cough | 1.25% |
| Fatigue | 1.25% |
| Constipation | 1.25% |
| Fever | 1.25% |
| Radiological characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| ARL: adult retroperitoneal lymphangioma. | |
| Tumor features | |
| Unilocular | 17% |
| Multilocular | 83% |
| Retroperitoneal location | |
| Right | 42% |
| Mid | 20% |
| Left | 38% |
| Combined | |
| Right multilocular cyst | 38% |
| Mid multilocular cyst | 15% |
| Left multilocular cyst | 30% |
| Right unilocular cyst | 4% |
| Mid unilocular cyst | 5% |
| Left unilocular cyst | 8% |