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TORREALBA A, Ignacia  e  DE BARBIERI M, Florencia. Abdominal lymphangioma. Rev. chil. pediatr. [online]. 2012, vol.83, n.1, pp. 68-72. ISSN 0370-4106.  doi: 10.4067/S0370-41062012000100008.

Abdominal lymphangioma is a rare benign congenital malformation of the mesenteric and/or retroperitoneal lymphatics, more frequent in pediatrics. Objective: To report a case with unusual clinical presentation of lymphangioma. Clinical Case: A two-year old boy previously health who presented with abdominal pain, lipothymia, and generalized pallor ensuing an abdominal massage. Abnormal findings included an abdominal mass and Ht of 17.3%. Sonogram showed a large retroperitoneal mass with anechogenic areas and vasculari-zed septi. CT scans showed similar results. Surgical removal and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. Discusion: Abdominal lymphangioma is uncommon in children, presentation varies from asymptomatic to acute abdomen. Images are essential in diagnosis and pre-op studies.

Palavras-chave : Lymphangioma; abdominal; retroperitoneal; mass; cyst; child.