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Case Reports
. 2019 Oct-Dec;62(4):605-607.
doi: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_335_19.

Primary epithelial splenic cyst: A rare encounter

Pooja Sharma Kala  1 , Sheenam Azad  2 , Trisha Sharma  2 , Seema Acharya  2
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Primary epithelial splenic cyst: A rare encounter

Pooja Sharma Kala et al. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2019 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Splenic cysts are rare with an overall incidence of 0.07% in a large autopsy series and 0.5% among all the splenectomies done. The parasitic splenic cysts, usually caused by Echinococcus granulosus, account for 60% of all primary splenic cysts. The primary epithelial cysts account for 10% of all splenic cysts. We report a case of 30-year-old female presenting with left upper abdominal pain and heaviness. Computed tomography revealed a multiloculated cyst in spleen. Hydatid serology was negative. Total splenectomy was done. Histopathological evaluation was done and a diagnosis of primary epithelial splenic cyst was given.

Keywords: Epithelial; primary; splenic cyst.

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