title: [Splenic Epidermoid Cyst--imaging features].
abstract: Splenic Epidermoid Cyst is a rare entity and the imaging methods play a major role in the diagnosis, although this can only be accomplished by the histological features. The authors report a case of splenic epidermoid cyst in a child of eleven years old, which presented with one month history of post-traumatic abdominal pain. They illustrate the imaging features on ultrasound, CT and MR with pathologic correlation. A review of imaging aspects in the characterization and diagnosis of this clinical entity is made.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Imagiologia, Hospital Fernando Fonseca, Amadora.
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mónica
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Germano
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tavares
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography