Case Report

Laparoscopy as a Diagnostic and Definitive Therapeutic Tool in Cases of Inflamed Simple Lymphatic Cysts of the Mesentery

Table 1

Classification of mesenteric cysts and cystic tumors.

Cysts of lymphatic originSimple lymphatic cists
Lymphangioma

Cysts of mesothelial originSimple mesothelial cyst
Benign cystic mesothelioma
Malignant cystic mesothelioma

Cysts of enteric originEnteric duplication cyst
Enteric cyst

Mucinous cystic neoplasmsMucinous cystadenoma
Borderline malignant mucinous cystic neoplasm
Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma

Cysts of urogenital originā€‰

Miscellaneous neoplasmsMature cystic teratoma (dermoid cysts)
Neuroendocrine carcinoma
Cystic spindle cell tumor

Nonpancreatic pseudocystsCysts of traumatic origin
Cysts of infectious origin

Nonneoplastic cystsHydatid cyst
Mycotic cyst
Parasitic cyst
Tuberculous cyst
Cystic degeneration of lymph nodes and other tissues