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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021

Mesothelial cyst of the spleen mimicking a metastasis: a case report.

Mihyeon Park, Jisun Lee, Yook Kim, Chi-Hoon Choi, Kil Sun Park

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mihyeon ParkDepartment of Radiology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Jisun LeeDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6264-7171
Yook KimDepartment of Radiology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2162-419X
Chi-Hoon ChoiDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Kil Sun ParkDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Chungbuk National University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesothelial cyst of the spleen is a developmental disorder. Previous reports have elaborated on the radiological features of splenic mesothelial cysts as being unilocular with a smooth and well-defined margin. However, due to its rarity, it is unclear whether these characteristics are representative and specific for the diagnosis of mesothelial cysts. Herein, this case report presents an atypical case of splenic mesothelial cyst mimicking a malignant tumour, especially splenic metastasis in a 66-year-old woman with ascending colon cancer. Due to an overlapping imaging finding of hypodense splenic lesions, and considering the clinical history, a mesothelial cyst that developed as a multilocular hypodense mass from an ill-defined small nodule was inevitably misdiagnosed as metastasis. Although rare, it is important to consider the possibility of mesothelial cyst in a patient with multilocular hypodense lesions of the spleen.

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CystsSplenic DiseasesAgedFemaleHumanscystsdiagnostic imagingmesothelial cystmetastasisSpleentomographyX-ray computed

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PMID34275373
PMCPMC8293851
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