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Atypical abdominal paediatric lymphangiomatosis: diagnosis aided by diffusion-weighted MRI

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We report a 4-year-old child with a mesenteric mass, which on ultrasound, CT and conventional MRI appeared solid, raising lymphoma as a possible diagnosis. Diffusion weighted MRI (DW-MRI), however, suggested a low-cellularity lesion, making lymphoma less likely. Biopsy confirmed lymphangioma. DW-MRI may be a useful adjunct to conventional imaging, even in the abdomen.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK

    Paul D. Humphries & Øystein E. Olsen

  2. Department of Oncology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK

    Catherine S. Wynne

  3. Department of Histopathology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK

    Neil J. Sebire

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Humphries, P.D., Wynne, C.S., Sebire, N.J. et al. Atypical abdominal paediatric lymphangiomatosis: diagnosis aided by diffusion-weighted MRI. Pediatr Radiol 36, 857–859 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-006-0173-7

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