Case Report
A rare case of lymphangioma of the scrotum in a 3 year old boy: a case report
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* Corresponding author: Talal Al-Jabri talaljabri@doctors.org.uk
1 Department of Surgery, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 5BE, UK
2 Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Moorfields at St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, SW17 0QT, UK
Cases Journal 2009, 2:183 doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-183
Published: 3 November 2009Abstract
Cystic hygromas, also known as lymphangiomas, are unusual congenital malformations of the lymphatic system. They are normally seen in the head and neck region and very rarely occur in the scrotum. This anomaly manifests as a painless scrotal swelling and is easily misdiagnosed. We report a rare case of a 3-year-old boy who presented with a gradually enlarging, painless scrotal mass which was identified sonographically and histologically as a scrotal lymphangioma and treated by surgical excision. A brief review of the literature is included.