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Splenic cysts: a Jamaican experience
In. University of the West Indies (Mona). Faculty of Medical Science. Inaugural Scientific Research Meeting (Abstracts). Kingston, University of the West Indies, Mona, Mar. 1994. p.15.
Monografia em Inglês | MedCarib | ID: med-8087
Biblioteca responsável: JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R854.J3V55 1992
ABSTRACT
Epithelial cysts of the spleen are common and comprises approximately 10 percent of all non-parasitic cystic lesions. They are more common in females and are usually found in children and young adults. They are considered to be congenital in origin but the actual pathogenetic mechanism is not known. However, it is said to be due to metaplasia of the celomic epithelium or heterotopic endodermal inclusions within the spleen. It is also believed to be due to an embryonic defect in the aggregation of the mesodermal island. These cysts are usually large, unilocular or multilocular with fibrous trabeculation of the wall which is lined at least in part by stratified squamous epithelium. They are filled with yellow and brownish hemorrhagic or clear straw colour fluid. They vary in size. This communication describes eight such cases, one of which was reported in 1961 by Gore and Harland, found in the files of Pathology Department between 1953 to 1991. The age ranges between 10 - 31 years with 62 percent of it being females. The size of the spleen varies between 230 gm to 2,300 gm. Immunohistochemical methods were used to demonstrate the epithelial nature of the lining of the cysts in some cases. Clinical presentation, pathological findings, pathogenesis and treatment are discussed. (AU)
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MedCarib Limite: Feminino / Humanos / Masculino País/Região como assunto: Caribe Inglês / Jamaica Idioma: Inglês Ano de publicação: 1994 Tipo de documento: Monografia
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MedCarib Limite: Feminino / Humanos / Masculino País/Região como assunto: Caribe Inglês / Jamaica Idioma: Inglês Ano de publicação: 1994 Tipo de documento: Monografia
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