A massive splenic cyst in a 13 year old girl: Rare entity

Lahari N, Aruna; Keskar, Sangita; Patil, Smitha

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A massive splenic cyst in a 13 year old girl: Rare entity

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Aruna Lahari N ^*

Sangita Keskar

Smitha Patil

IP Archives of Cytology and Histopathology Research. 10(2):59-61, 2025. | 10.18231/j.achr.2025.016

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Splenic cysts are rarely encountered and mostly seen in paediatric age group. It can be either a true or pseudocyst in nature and epithelial lining is found in true cysts. We report a case of 13-year- old girl who presented with an abdominal swelling not associated with pain since 5 months. Ultrasonography of the abdomen showed a large cystic lesion in relation to pancreatic tail. CECT abdomen revealed an unilocular cyst arising from the spleen. Open splenectomy was performed. Histopathological examination revealed it to be a primary epithelial/epidermoid cyst of the spleen. The post-operative course was uneventful and she was asymptomatic at the 3 months follow-up.

Keywords: Epithelial cyst; Paediatric age; Splenic cyst.

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A massive splenic cyst in a 13 year old girl: Rare entity

Author Details: Aruna Lahari N * Sangita Keskar Smitha Patil

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Author Details:

Aruna Lahari N ^*

Sangita Keskar

Smitha Patil