Cystic lesions of the retroperitoneum can be classified as either neoplastic or nonneoplastic.
Neoplastic lesions include cystic lymphangioma, mucinous cystadenoma, cystic teratoma …

Objective: Mesenteric cysts are rare intra-abdominal masses generally omited or briefly
reported in textbooks. Their rarity had fostered a lack of information and difficulty in …

Background Abdominal lymphangioma is a rare tumour usually classified with mesenteric
and retroperitoneal cysts. This experience of abdominal lymphangiomas contrasts the …

Twenty-one pediatric cases of abdominal cystic lymphangioma (CL) treated in the past 20
years are reviewed. To date, this is the largest reported series. CL is a rare congenital …

Fig. 1.—Photomicrograph of histopathologic specimen of mesenteric lymphangioma from 1-
year-old girl shows thinwalled cystic spaces (asterisk) filled with proteinaceous fluid. Cysts …

The peritoneum is the largest and most complexly arranged serous membrane in the body.
The potential peritoneal spaces, the peritoneal reflections forming peritoneal ligaments …

The purpose of this article is to familiarize radiologists with the spectrum of" bubbles in the
belly," including the current histologic classification of mesenteric or omental cysts. Although …

The peritoneum is the largest serous membrane in the body and the one with the most
complex structure. The omentum is a double-layered extension of the peritoneum that …

Mesenteric cyst is one of the rarest abdominal tumours, with approximately 820 cases
reported since 1507. The incidence varies from 1 per 100000 to 250000 admissions. The …

Background Mesenteric cysts are rare intra-abdominal lesions and account for only one in
100,000 acute adult admissions. There is a broad spectrum of symptoms and patients …