Sonological appearance of epidermoid cyst of the spleen: A rarity
Epidermoid cyst of the spleen is a rare, benign cystic lesion of congenital origin. Although most epidermoid cysts of the spleen are asymptomatic and detected incidentally on ultrasonography, the entity needs to be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesion mimics of the spleen, especia...
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| description | Epidermoid cyst of the spleen is a rare, benign cystic lesion of congenital origin. Although most epidermoid cysts of the spleen are asymptomatic and detected incidentally on ultrasonography, the entity needs to be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesion mimics of the spleen, especially in patients with left hypochondriac pain. This case report describes the typical sonological appearance of epidermoid cyst of the spleen in a 31-year-old male. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b24f88e099184d56bad0d838ca31935b2022-12-22T00:43:01ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Ultrasound0929-64412212-15522022-01-0130215315410.4103/JMU.JMU_153_20Sonological appearance of epidermoid cyst of the spleen: A rarityReddy RavikanthEpidermoid cyst of the spleen is a rare, benign cystic lesion of congenital origin. Although most epidermoid cysts of the spleen are asymptomatic and detected incidentally on ultrasonography, the entity needs to be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesion mimics of the spleen, especially in patients with left hypochondriac pain. This case report describes the typical sonological appearance of epidermoid cyst of the spleen in a 31-year-old male.http://www.jmuonline.org/article.asp?issn=0929-6441;year=2022;volume=30;issue=2;spage=153;epage=154;aulast=Ravikanthepidermoid cystspleenultrasonography |
| spellingShingle | Reddy Ravikanth Sonological appearance of epidermoid cyst of the spleen: A rarity Journal of Medical Ultrasound epidermoid cyst spleen ultrasonography |
| title | Sonological appearance of epidermoid cyst of the spleen: A rarity |
| title_full | Sonological appearance of epidermoid cyst of the spleen: A rarity |
| title_fullStr | Sonological appearance of epidermoid cyst of the spleen: A rarity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sonological appearance of epidermoid cyst of the spleen: A rarity |
| title_short | Sonological appearance of epidermoid cyst of the spleen: A rarity |
| title_sort | sonological appearance of epidermoid cyst of the spleen a rarity |
| topic | epidermoid cyst spleen ultrasonography |
| url | http://www.jmuonline.org/article.asp?issn=0929-6441;year=2022;volume=30;issue=2;spage=153;epage=154;aulast=Ravikanth |
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