A Case of Splenic Mesothelial Cyst Treated with Laparoscopic Splenectomy

Abstract

The patient was in her forties who had investigated for intermittent left upper abdominal pain. She had no relevant past history. On physical examination, no abdominal mass was found. Abdominal computed tomography, abdominal ultrasonography (US), and abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a 7-cm-diameter cystic tumor in the spleen. The patient was followed for one month ; the abdominal pain continued, and the tumor increased. Therefore, a laparoscopic splenectomy was performed, and a splenic mesothelial cyst was diagnosed on histopathological examination. The patient had an excellent postoperative course.