Three Cases of True Splenic Cyst.
- Author:
Young Soo HUH
1
;
Su Hwan KANG
;
Sung Su YUN
Author Information
1. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Spleen;
Cyst;
Splenectomy
- MeSH:
Child;
Diagnosis;
Epidermal Cyst;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Spleen;
Splenectomy;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons
1999;5(2):130-136
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cysts of the spleen are uncommon disease entities and can be classified as either primary (true) or secondary (pseudo-) depending on the presence of a true epithelial lining. True nonparasitic cysts of spleen are very rare, and the majority of the cases are classified as epidermoid cysts. True splenic cysts were found in three children during the last eleven years (1989~1999) in Yeungnam University Hospital. Two of the children were girls and one was boy. The age at diagnosis ranged from 7 to 15 years. Abdominal ultrasonography was utilized to the initial diagnosis, and computerized tomography was done for the detailed studies. Radionuclide scanning was performed in a patient. Surgical resection (one partial splenectomy and two total splenectomies) was performed. The cysts were from 4cm to 9cm in maximum diameter. Pathologic finding was epidermoid cyst of the spleen.
