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Case Report
A case of mesenteric lymphatic malformation and literature review
ZHANG Xiaobo  ZHANG Minqi  LIU Dongyan  HAN Yan  LUO Jinjiao  QI Yaqin  CAO Rui  JIANG Xian  WANG Yingchao 

DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.11.028.


[Keywords] mesenteric lymphatic malformation;computed tomography;magnetic resonance imaging;differential diagnosis;combined diagnosis

ZHANG Xiaobo1   ZHANG Minqi2   LIU Dongyan3   HAN Yan1   LUO Jinjiao4   QI Yaqin1   CAO Rui1   JIANG Xian1   WANG Yingchao1*  

1 The Department of Medical Imaging / Institute of Medical Imaging of Zhangye People's Hospital Affiliated to Hexi University, Zhangye 734000, China

2 The Department of Oncology, Zhangye People's Hospital Affiliated to Hexi University, Zhangye 734000, China

3 The Department of Respiratory Medicine, Zhangye People's Hospital Affiliated to Hexi University, Zhangye 734000, China

4 The Department of Pathology, Zhangye People's Hospital Affiliated to Hexi University, Zhangye 734000, China

Corresponding author: WANG Y C, E-mail: 821497422@qq.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2025-08-05
Accepted  2025-11-10
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.11.028
DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2025.11.028.

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