DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i09.054

Pages: 3188-3191

Splenic epidermoid cysts are rare non-parasitic true cysts affecting the spleen. We report an eleven-year-old child who presented with an abdominal lump associated with pain of 6 months. Ultrasonography of the abdomen showed a huge cystic lesion of the spleen which was confirmed by an abdominal CT. At laparotomy, a huge unilocular cyst involving upper part of spleen containing pultaceous fluid was seen and its removal necessitated a partial splenectomy. Histopathological findings were consistent with splenic epidermoid cyst. Thus histopathology helped in elucidating the etiology and diagnosis.