title: The place of liver-spleen scanning in the workup of giant secondary cysts of the spleen.
abstract: An unusual, benign lesion of the spleen, the giant secondary cyst can be diagnosed by many imaging modalities, but the most helpful single test may be the liver-spleen scan. This study allows intelligent preoperative planning and postoperative assessment when splenic salvage is contemplated. Two cases illustrate this point.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology