A case of epidermoid cyst of the intrapancreatic accessory spleen.
10.3346/jkms.2000.15.5.589
- Author:
Sun Keun CHOI
1
;
Seung Ik AHN
;
Kee Chun HONG
;
Sei Joong KIM
;
Tae Sook KIM
;
Ze Hong WOO
;
Seok Hwan SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Inha University Hospital, Inha University College of Medicine, Inchon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Epidermal Cyst;
Splenic Neoplasms;
Pancreas
- MeSH:
Case Report;
Epidermal Cyst/surgery;
Epidermal Cyst/pathology*;
Female;
Human;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Age;
Pancreas/surgery;
Pancreas/pathology*;
Spleen/surgery;
Spleen/pathology*;
Splenic Neoplasms/surgery;
Splenic Neoplasms/pathology*
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2000;15(5):589-592
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 54-year-old woman presented with a huge palpable mass on left upper quadrant of the abdomen. After preoperative work-up, a cystic disease of pancreatic tail or accessory spleen was initially suspected. We performed exploratory laparotomy and resected both the spleen and a 15 x 11 cm-sized huge cystic mass containing a part of solid component which extended continuously to the pancreatic tail. The solid component, comprising the upper portion of the resected cyst, was reddish brown and granular like as normal splenic tissue. The inner surface of the cyst was smooth and was filled with yellowish white material. Histologic examination showed an epidermoid cyst originating in the accessory spleen of the pancreatic tail lacking hair or skin appendages.
