ABSTRACT
In the present report we describe a case of an asymptomatic splenic cystic lymphangioma in a 43 year-old female. Only a few cases of this benign tumor have been reported in adult patients so far. Clinical examination revealed a tender mass in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen. Abdominal ultrasound and CT-scan revealed a large well-defined splenic cystic mass surrounded by multiple peripheral cysts, all divided by thin septa. MRI confirmed these findings and excluded the possibility of malignant degeneration. Histologic examination permitted the accurate diagnosis to be made. Different imaging findings of this tumor have been described but only a few reports have focused on the value of MRI imaging.
Subject(s)
Lymphangioma, Cystic/diagnosis , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Splenic Neoplasms/diagnosis , Adult , Female , Humans , Lymphangioma, Cystic/diagnostic imaging , Lymphangioma, Cystic/surgery , Splenic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Splenic Neoplasms/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To present our experience of non-parasitic hepatic cysts. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: University Hospital, Greece. SUBJECTS: 12 consecutive patients with symptomatic non-parasitic hepatic cysts operated on during the 7-year period 1990-97 inclusive. INTERVENTIONS: Wide unroofing of the hepatic cysts. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Persistence or recurrence of symptoms and recurrence of cysts. RESULTS: Symptoms persisted or recurred in 2/12 patients and cysts recurred in 2/9 who had ultrasound scans. CONCLUSION: Surgical treatment of non-parasitic hepatic cysts was effective and safe.
