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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1646-706X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Angiol Cir Vasc]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1646-706X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1646-706X2021000100043</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Linfangioma cístico retroperitoneal: caso clínico de uma entidade clínica Rara.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma: case report of a rare entity.]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vieira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isabel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dias]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Emanuel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Borges]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lisa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Henrique]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oliveira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nelson]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cássio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isabel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada Serviço de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>43</fpage>
<lpage>46</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1646-706X2021000100043&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1646-706X2021000100043&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1646-706X2021000100043&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo O linfangioma cístico é uma malformação benigna e rara do sistema linfático, cuja localização retroperitoneal corresponde a cerca de 1% de todos os linfangiomas. A sua apresentação clínica é frequentemente inespecífica. Os autores relatam o caso de uma mulher de 38 anos de idade com dor abdominal persistente e refratária à terapêutica médica, que por esse motivo realizou exames de imagem (ecografia abdominal e tomografia computadorizada toraco-abdomino-pélvica) que revelou uma imagem retroperitoneal de natureza cística, sugestiva de linfangioma. Foi proposta laparotomia para excisão completa da lesão. O exame histopatológico da peça operatória confirmou o diagnóstico de linfangioma cístico. A excisão cirúrgica completa é considerada a terapêutica de eleição, para além de permitir o diagnóstico definitivo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Cystic lymphangioma is a rare and benign malformation of the lymphatic system, with retroperitoneal location accounting for only 1% of all lymphangiomas. Clinical presentation is frequently nonspecific. Authors present a case report of a 38 years old woman with persistent abdominal pain refractory to treatment that required imaging investigation (abdominal ultrasound and thoraco-abdominopelvic computed tomography scan) unveiling a cystic retroperitoneal mass suggesting lymphangioma. Abdominal laparotomy was performed for complete excision of the tumor. Histopathological exam of surgical specimen confirmed the cystic lymphangioma diagnosis. Complete surgical excision is considered gold-standard therapy and allow definite diagnosis.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Linfangioma cístico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Retroperitoneal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Massa abdominal cística]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Excisão cirúrgica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cystic lymphangioma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Retroperitoneum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cystic abdominal mass]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Surgical excision]]></kwd>
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