Open AccessQuiste epidermoide de bazo
Author(s) -
Patricio Vanerio,
Gonzalo San Martín,
Alejandro Ettlin,
M. Abelleira,
Martín Harguindeguy,
Alejandro Leites
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista argentina de cirugía/revista argentina de cirugía
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-639X
pISSN - 0048-7600
DOI - 10.25132/raac.v111.n3.1409.es
Subject(s) - medicine , epidermoid cyst , splenectomy , pathological , surgery , hydatid cyst , rare disease , incidence (geometry) , radiology , cyst , spleen , disease , pathology , physics , optics
Splenic cysts, including epidermoid cysts, are rare disease; its incidence has increased in recent years as a result of the development of diagnostic imaging. The indications and surgical approach are con- troversial. Surgery is usually indicated on the basis of the size, due to the potential risk of infection, rupture due to trauma, intracystic bleeding, or possible diagnosis of splenic hydatid cyst. We report the clinical case of a female patient treated in our Service, who underwent laparoscopic splenectomy to remove a splenic cyst suspected to be hydatid. However, the pathological analysis revealed an epidermoid cyst