Massive lymphatic fluid leakage during laparoscopic lymphnode biopsy for abdominal malignancy.

This report concerns massive lymphatic fluid leakage during laparoscopic abdominal lymphnode biopsy for mesenteric tumor of non-Hodgkin's disease. Laparoscopic lymphnode biopsy was performed on a 58-year-old man who presented with a huge abdominal mass. The initial diagnosis was based on abdominal computed tomography, which revealed a large mass.