Abstract

SALAS RODRIGUEZ, Joanne L et al. Quiste esplénico gigante con elavación del CA 19-9: Reporte de un caso.. Rev. venez. oncol. [online]. 2008, vol.20, n.2, pp.98-103. ISSN 0798-0582.

The true cyst spleen are a poor known pathology, for these reason we report the case of a 21-year-old woman with a giant true spleen cyst (30 cm) with a high CA 19-9 serum level (1670 U/mL). The patient underwent splenectomy without complications and she has a successful postoperative course. The histopathological diagnosis was a true splenic cyst being these lesions very rare; approximately 30 cases of benign true splenic cysts with a high CA 19-9 serum level have been published in the literature.

Keywords : Spleen cysts; splenectomy; Ca 19-9.