Hepatic epidermoid cyst

N. Di Salvo; M. Libri; T. Gargano; N.C.M. Salfi; G. Ruggeri; M. Lima

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (Dec 2018)

Hepatic epidermoid cyst

N. Di Salvo,
M. Libri,
T. Gargano,
N.C.M. Salfi,
G. Ruggeri,
M. Lima

Affiliations

N. Di Salvo: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sant’Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy; Corresponding author.
M. Libri: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sant’Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy
T. Gargano: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sant’Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy
N.C.M. Salfi: Department of Histo-Pathology, Sant’Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy
G. Ruggeri: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sant’Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy
M. Lima: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sant’Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 39
pp. 61 – 64

Abstract

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We describe the extraordinary finding of a hepatic epidermoid cyst in a 5-year-old patient, treated successfully with laparoscopic deroofing and mucosal stripping. The pathologic examination revealed a cyst with the same features of a true epithelial splenic cyst whose origin is still controversial, even though a coelomic derivation is the most accredited hypothesis.A cyst in this anatomic district with such characteristics has never been described in existent literature. Keywords: Hepato-biliary cyst, Splenic cyst, Pediatric abdominal cyst

Published in Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

ISSN: 2213-5766 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics; Medicine: Surgery
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