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Unusual presentation of a retroperitoneal lymphangioma

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A 3 year old child presented with hemorrhagic ascites of short duration. Based on clinical manifestation and investigations a differential diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis, pancreatic ascites or malignant ascites was considered. Laparotomy revealed a huge retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma confirmed by histopathology. The unusual presentation of retroperitoneal tumours as pseudoascites is discussed.

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  1. Apollo Hospitals, No, 1, Sri Ambal nagar, (Near Old SBI colony), West Tambaram, 600 045, Chennai

    D. Vimala Rani, R. Srilakshmi, S. Malathi, V. Raghupathy & R. K. Bagdi

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Rani, D.V., Srilakshmi, R., Malathi, S. et al. Unusual presentation of a retroperitoneal lymphangioma. Indian J Pediatr 73, 617–618 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02759928

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