Splenic cyst carcinoma presenting in pregnancy Academic Article

abstract

• A case report of squamous cell carcinoma in an epidermoid cyst of the spleen is diagnosed in a pregnant female. Elaboration on the clinical, radiological, and pathological findings is presented to emphasize the distinguishing features of benign and malignant cysts.

authors

• Elit, Laurie
• Aylward, B

status

• published 

publication date

• September 1989

has subject area

• 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology (FoR)
• Adult (MeSH)
• Carcinoma, Squamous Cell (MeSH)
• Diagnosis, Differential (MeSH)
• Epidermal Cyst (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Immunology (Science Metrix)
• Pregnancy (MeSH)
• Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic (MeSH)
• Splenic Diseases (MeSH)
• Splenic Neoplasms (MeSH)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed (MeSH)
• Ultrasonography (MeSH)

published in

• American Journal of Hematology  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Epidermal Cyst
• Female
• Humans
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
• Splenic Diseases
• Splenic Neoplasms
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Ultrasonography

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/ajh.2830320111

PubMed ID

• 2667342

start page

• 57

end page

• 60

volume

• 32

issue

• 1