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Spontaneous rupture of an epidermoid cyst of spleen: Preoperative ultrasonographic diagnosis

โœ Scribed by Valeria Rathaus; Rivka Zissin; Emanuel Goldberg

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
288 KB
Volume
19
Category
Article
ISSN
0091-2751

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โœฆ Synopsis

True epidermoid cysts are uncommon and usually are asymptomatic.' The most serious complication of these cysts is rupture presenting as a surgical emergency. In recent years only a few reports have dealt with the use of noninvasive imaging in the diagnosis of these We report a case of rupture of such a cyst whose diagnosis was strongly suggested preoperatively by ultrasonography. To our knowledge, these findings have not been described before.

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