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Table 2 Previously reported cases of SRL published in the English literature from 2000 to 2022

From: Misdiagnosis of scrotal and retroperitoneal lymphangioma in children

Author, year, reference

Diagnosis

Age

Clinical manifestations

Transillumination experiment

Ultrasound

Treatment

Postoperative pathological tests

Patoulias I, 2014 [2],

Inguinal hernia on the right

3.5 year-old

A painless soft mass in the right inguinal region

/

A cystic lesion injn the right. Hemi-scrotum

Surgery through a right inguinal incision

Cystic lymphangioma

Patoulias I, 2014 [2],

Hydrocele on the right

13-year-old

A painless mass at the right hemi-scrotum

/

A multi-cystic lesion attatched to the right epididymis

Surgery through scrotal approach

Cystic lymphangioma

Patoulias I, 2014 [2],

Lymphangioma

9-year-old

A 65 mm long mass in the left inguinal region(stable size until the age of 7 and then progressively enlarged)

/

A cystic lesion with 3 isolated compartments

Surgery through inguinal incision

Cystic lymphangioma

Ankit Parakh, 2009 [3]

Lymphangioma

4-year-old

A tense massive ascites and large hydrocele

/

Massive ascites

Resection of the mass through inguinal incision

Cystic

Lymphangioma

Talal, 2009 [4],

Lymphangioma

3-year-old

A 4-month history of a gradullay enlarging,painless swelling in his left scrotum

Negative

A multilocular cystic structure

Resection of the mass through inguinal incision

Cystic

Lymphangioma

Abdullahi Yusuf Ali, 2022 [5],

Hydrocele on the right

6-year-old

A painless,progressive enlargement of the right scrotum

Negative

Multiple cystic lesions in the right hemiscrotum extending to the proximal inguinal canal

Resection of the mass through the media raphe incision

Cystic lymphangioma

Hegde, 2018 [6]

Hydrocele on the right

11-month-old

A painless right scrotal swelling

Positive

A cystic mass 10*8 cm with multiple septae and lobulations

Resection of inguinal lymphangioma under direct vision

Cystic lymphangioma

Thayer, 2020 [7]

Hydrocele on the right

3-year-old

A painless swelling in the right hemiscrotum

Positive

Congential hydrocele

Resection of the mass through right transvers lower skin crease incision

Cystic lymphangioma

Vijay Kumar Kundal, 2012 [8]

Hydrocele on the right

8-year-old

A painless right scrotal swelling

Positive

A cystic mass with multiple septae of varying size

Resection of inguinal lymphangioma under direct vision

Lymphangioma

KEIICHI UCHIDA,2002 [9]

Lymphangioma

Neonate

A painless right flank and scrotal mass

Positive

A complex cystic mass in the right flank, retroperitoneal space, and right scrotum

OK-432 sclerotherapy

/

Häcker,2006 [10]

Lymphangioma

5-year-old

Acute scrotal pain and swelling

/

A cystic mass with multiple septae

Resection of inguinal lymphangioma under direct vision

Lymphangioma

Gulf J Oncolog. 2020 [11]

Hydrocele

5-year-old

A rapid increase in size within 1 week following the hydrocele surgery

/

Communicating hydrocele

Surgery through inguinal approach

Lymphangioma

Jelica Vikicevic, 2007 [12]

Lymphangioma

10-year-old

A reddish, lobulated scrotal swelling, left thigh edema

/

A multilobular, septated, cystic mass

Resection of inguinal lymphangioma under direct vision

Lymphangioma

Eric R. Weidman, 2002 [13]

Scrotal neoplasm

15-year-old

A painless left scrotal mass

/

A 1.5 × 2.5-cm multiseptated, cystic supratesticular mass

Resection of inguinal lymphangioma under direct vision

Lymphangioma