title: Solitary epidermoid splenic cysts: occurrence in sibs.
abstract: The case reports of two siblings with solitary epidermoid cysts of the spleen are presented. This improbable chance occurrence raises the possibility of a transmissible genetic defect accounting for the formation of these cysts.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology