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Non-traumatic False Cyst of the Spleen: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- Yosuke Osawa, Yuichi Nakaseko, Keigo Nakashima, Daisuke Suto, Hironori Odaira, Yutaka Kohgo, Yutaka Suzuki, and Takaaki Ohtake.
- Departments of Gastroenterology, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital, Japan.
- Intern. Med. 2023 Jan 1; 62 (7): 100510091005-1009.
AbstractFalse cysts have no cellular lining and usually originate from past abdominal trauma. We herein report a 23-year-old woman with an asymptomatic splenic false cyst. She had no history of abdominal trauma. Abdominal computed tomography showed a cystic lesion without internal structure. In contrast, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography revealed an inhomogeneous internal structure without fluid/debris level. Although the images were not typical of a splenic false cyst, the surgically excised mass histologically showed a splenic false cyst (no epithelial element). Non-traumatic splenic false cysts are rare and show nonspecific clinical findings and symptoms. The recommended treatment is splenectomy.
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