title: Asymptomatic adult cystic lymphangioma of the spleen: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: In the present report we describe a case of an asymptomatic splenic cystic lymphangioma in a 43 year-old female. Only a few cases of this benign tumor have been reported in adult patients so far. Clinical examination revealed a tender mass in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen. Abdominal ultrasound and CT-scan revealed a large well-defined splenic cystic mass surrounded by multiple peripheral cysts, all divided by thin septa. MRI confirmed these findings and excluded the possibility of malignant degeneration. Histologic examination permitted the accurate diagnosis to be made. Different imaging findings of this tumor have been described but only a few reports have focused on the value of MRI imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patras, Greece. karam@otenet.gr
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Solomou
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Patriarheas
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Mpadra
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Karamouzis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dimopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography