Giant epithelial splenic cyst.
- Author:
Jin-ping MA
1
;
Shi-rong CAI
;
Kai-ming WU
;
Bing LIAO
;
Wen-hua ZHAN
Author Information
1. Department of Gastrointestinal & Pancreatic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China. majinp@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cysts;
diagnosis;
diagnostic imaging;
surgery;
Female;
Humans;
Splenectomy;
Splenic Diseases;
diagnosis;
diagnostic imaging;
surgery;
Ultrasonography
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2011;124(17):2799-2800
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Splenic cysts are unusual in daily surgical practice and less than 1000 cases have been reported. Primary, true or epithelial splenic cysts, are even rarer. Usually, most of the cysts are asymptomatic until of significant size, at which time they are then detected incidentally on ultrasonography or CT scan. We report a case of a 25-year-old woman with giant epithelial splenic cyst with about 3000 ml of clear-yellow fluid was collected from the cyst. The splenectomy specimen measured 205 mm × 192 mm × 137 mm and weighed 4000 g.
