Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Abdomen, Spleen, CT, Ultrasound, Complications, Cysts, Acute, Inflammation
Authors:
D. Vrzel, K. Vukovic; Maribor/SI
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2018/C-2549
Background
A large autopsy study showed that the incidence of splenic cysts is 0.07% [1].
The last well accepted classification of splenic cystic lesions is by Morgenstern who first divided them into parasitic and non-parasitic splenic cystic lesions [2].
The non-parasitic are then classified into congenital, neoplastic,
traumatic and degenerative cystic lesions,
each having a specific etiopathogenesis and patohistological findings.
Most splenic cystic lesions are asymptomatic in nature and present only when they are large enough to cause mass symptoms.
On the other hand,
they can present more acutely in case of rupture,
haemorrhage or infection.