cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign tumour occurring during childhood. this tumour, caused by lymphatic system malformations, commonly occurs in head and neck regions. herein, we report the case of a three-month-old male infant, diagnosed with a large cystic mass in the abdominal cavity and groin. the infant presented with low-grade fever and significant abdominal distension. abdominal ct scan...

hydatid disease (hd) is caused by echinococcus granulosus and is endemic in many parts of the world. this parasitic tapeworm can produce cysts in almost every organ of the body, with the liver and lung being the most frequently targeted organs. peritoneum, omentum, and mesentery are among these unusual locations, which can cause diagnostic challenge and treatment delay. this review provides inf...

Received June 14, 2004, from Sonoscan Ultrasonic Scan Centre (S.B.V.) and G. Kuppusamy Naidu Memorial Hospital (V.R.R., G.S.), Coimbatore, India. Revision requested June 24, 2004. Revised manuscript accepted for publication July 6, 2004. Address correspondence and reprint requests to S. Boopathy Vijayaraghavan, MD, DMRD, 16 B Venkatachalam Rd, R. S. Puram, Coimbatore 641 002, India. E-mail: son...

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Duplications in the alimentary tract are uncommon congenital abnormalities that may occur a...