Open AccessEpithelial cyst of the spleen
Author(s) -
Garima Daga,
Varun Mittal,
RJ Singh,
Neena Sood
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.74516
Subject(s) - medicine , metaplasia , cyst , squamous metaplasia , spleen , histology , pathology , malignant transformation , epithelium
This is a report of a case of epithelial cyst of the spleen in an 8-year-old boy. The cyst showed squamous metaplasia on histology. The risk of malignant transformation is discussed.