Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2008; 14(37): 5760-5762
Published online Oct 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5760
Colonic lymphangiomatosis associated with anemia
Woo Chul Chung, Hye-Kang Kim, Jin Young Yoo, Jeong Rok Lee, Kang-Moon Lee, Chang Nyol Paik, U-Im Jang, Jin Mo Yang
Woo Chul Chung, Hye-Kang Kim, Jeong Rok Lee, Kang-Moon Lee, Chang Nyol Paik, U-Im Jang, Jin Mo Yang, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, South Korea
Jin Young Yoo, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, South Korea
Author contributions: Paik CN and Chung WC collected the data and designed the research; Paik CN, Kim HK, Chung WC, Lee KM, You JY and Yang JM contributed to the conception and carried out the literature research; Paik CN, Lee JR, Jang UM, and Lee KM prepared the manuscript; Paik CN and Chung WC wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Chang Nyol Paik, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent’s Hospital Ji-dong, Suwon Si, Paldal-gu, Gyeonggi-Do 442-723, South Korea. cmcu@catholic.ac.kr
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Received: July 25, 2008
Revised: August 27, 2008
Accepted: September 4, 2008
Published online: October 7, 2008
Abstract

Lymphangioma is an uncommon malformation of lymphatic system. Multiple colonic lymphangioma named as lymphangiomatosis is considered an extremely rare disease. Although lymphangioma is a benign tumor and most colonic lymphangiomas do not cause symptoms and do not require treatment, resection of lymphangioma is necessary in the presence of symptoms such as abdominal pain, bleeding, intussusceptions. We report a case of colonic lymphangiomatosis in a man who presented with abdominal discomfort and anemia, which was diagnosed and treated with endoscopic snare polypectomy.

Keywords: Colonic lymphangiomatosis; Anemia; Snare polypectomy