Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Spleen in Sudan: Report of a Rare Case & Review of the Literature

A rare case of mucinous cystadenoma of the spleen is reported. It is the first case to be reported in Sudan and probably the third worldwide. The patient was a 33-year-old female with a multicystic spleen demonstrated by ultrasonography and CT-scan. Splenectomy was done. Histopathology and microscopy showed that the cystic space was lined by flattened & cuboidal epitheliod cells containing mucous material and surrounded by lymphoid follicles with no evidence of malignancy. English literature was reviewed and this case might be the third case of primary mucinous cystadenoma of the spleen in the world and the first in Sudan to be reported (Taiwanese and Japanese).