title: Familial nonparasitic splenic cysts.
abstract: Only three times the occurrence of splenic cysts in siblings has been reported. This is the first report of a nonparasitic splenic cyst in mother and daughter. This improbable coincidence may perhaps give a better insight in the histogenesis of splenic cysts. A practical classification of nonparasitic splenic cysts is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Elisabeth Gasthuis, Haarlem, Netherlands.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Welten
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Sijbrandij
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*