CASE REPORT
Pseudocyst of Spleen;
An Uncommon Clinical Entity, although Common Theoretically
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Sakarya Research and Educational Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey
Publication date: 2012-01-10
Eur J Gen Med 2012;9(Supplement 1):43-46
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ABSTRACT
Splenic pseudocyst is not common entity in clinical practice. First
case is 28 years old woman, admitted to our clinic with complaint of
epigastric pain. In radiologic examinations, a cystic lesion was detected
in the spleen with the size of 12 cm and performed splenectomy.
Second case is 26 years old man, hospitalized after detected a mass in
the spleen during performed ultrasonography due to complaint of dysuria.
In further radiologic examinations revealed a cystic mass in the
spleen with the size of 10 cm and splenectomy was performed. In hystopathological
examination, the splenic pseudocyst was detected in
both patients. In this paper, we aimed to disscus differential diagnosis
and treatment options of splenic cysts under the view of literature.