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ArticleTitle A Clinical Evaluation of Lymphangioma of the Large Intestine A Case Presentation of Lymphangioma of the Descending Colon and a Review of 279 Japanese Cases

AuthorList Takeshi Matsuda¹, Takeshi Matsutani¹, Yoshikazu Tsuchiya¹, Yuji Okihama¹, Kaku Egami², Masatomo Yoshioka², Shotaro Maeda³ and Masahiko Onda⁴

Affiliation Departments of ¹Gastroenterology, ²Surgery, and ³Pathology, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School ⁴Department of Surgery (I), Nippon Medical School

Language EN

Volume 68

Issue 3

Year 2001

Page 262-265

Received December 28, 2000

Accepted January 11, 2001

Keywords lymphangioma, large intestine, endoscopic treatment

Abstract With the development and widespread use of colonoscopy, lymphangioma of the large intestine has recently been reported frequently. This paper presents some findings from a review of 279 cases of this disease in Japan, including a typical case that we encountered. A 69-year-old female was diagnosed as having lymphangioma of the descending colon based on the findings of a barium enema and a colonoscopy, and the lesion was successfully removed by an endoscopic resection. In the published reports, the etiology of this disease is not clear yet but the age at onset range shows a tendency toward a higher incidence in comparatively older patients and the male-to-female ratio indicates a higher incidence in males. If there is no complication, endoscopic treatment seems to be the preferable procedure for this disease.

Correspondence to Takeshi Matsuda, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Nippon Medical School Tama-Nagayama Hospital, 1-7-1 Nagayama, Tama-shi, Tokyo 206-8512, Japan
matsudatakeshi/surg1@nms.ac.jp

ArticleTitle	A Clinical Evaluation of Lymphangioma of the Large Intestine A Case Presentation of Lymphangioma of the Descending Colon and a Review of 279 Japanese Cases
AuthorList	Takeshi Matsuda¹, Takeshi Matsutani¹, Yoshikazu Tsuchiya¹, Yuji Okihama¹, Kaku Egami², Masatomo Yoshioka², Shotaro Maeda³ and Masahiko Onda⁴
Affiliation	Departments of ¹Gastroenterology, ²Surgery, and ³Pathology, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Nippon Medical School ⁴Department of Surgery (I), Nippon Medical School
Language	EN
Volume	68
Issue	3
Year	2001
Page	262-265
Received	December 28, 2000
Accepted	January 11, 2001
Keywords	lymphangioma, large intestine, endoscopic treatment
Abstract	With the development and widespread use of colonoscopy, lymphangioma of the large intestine has recently been reported frequently. This paper presents some findings from a review of 279 cases of this disease in Japan, including a typical case that we encountered. A 69-year-old female was diagnosed as having lymphangioma of the descending colon based on the findings of a barium enema and a colonoscopy, and the lesion was successfully removed by an endoscopic resection. In the published reports, the etiology of this disease is not clear yet but the age at onset range shows a tendency toward a higher incidence in comparatively older patients and the male-to-female ratio indicates a higher incidence in males. If there is no complication, endoscopic treatment seems to be the preferable procedure for this disease.
Correspondence to	Takeshi Matsuda, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Nippon Medical School Tama-Nagayama Hospital, 1-7-1 Nagayama, Tama-shi, Tokyo 206-8512, Japan matsudatakeshi/surg1@nms.ac.jp