title: [Multilocular epidermoid cyst of the spleen--report of a case observed with an electron microscope].
abstract: A 27-year-old female, complaining of left hypochondralgia, underwent a splenectomy and a partial pancreatectomy. The spleen, 18.5 x 14 x 6 cm in size and weighing 1060 g., was occupied by a large multicystic mass. The cystic cavities contained turbid chocolate-colored fluid or a yellowish creamy substance. The cysts varied in size and were lined by stratified squamous epithelium. By means of an electron microscope, a few Langer hans cells were seen in the stratified squamous epithelium, but melanocytes and Merkel cells were not noticed. Twenty-eight cases of splenic epidermoid cysts reported in Japan are briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Patholgy, Okayama City Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murao
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*