Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), one of the most common genetic disorders, is caused by mutations in the PKD1 or PKD2 gene. ADPKD primarily affects the kidneys, causing the development of multiple bilateral cysts that are characteristic of this condition. Besides renal abnormalities, other manifestations of ADPKD include hepatic, pancreatic, and splenic cysts, intracranial ...

A 9 month old boy presented with acute respiratory distress and was found to have a left pleural effusion. The chylous nature of the effusion, multiple bony lytic lesions, and splenic cysts lead to the diagnosis of congenital lymphangiomatosis with chylothorax. Surgical intervention including pleurectomy was required after unsuccessful conservative management.

Spleen diseases are rare, being splenic abscesses, splenic cysts, benign tumors (hemangioma, lymphangioma and others), and malignant tumors (lymphomas, metastases and others)1. Primary benign tumors of the spleen are extremely rare and account for less than 0.007% of all tumors identified upon surgery and autopsy2. Splenic lymphangiomas (SL) are benign cystic tumors resulting from congenital ma...

Splenic pseudocyst is not common entity in clinical practice. First case is 28 years old woman, admitted to our clinic with complaint of epigastric pain. In radiologic examinations, a cystic lesion was detected in the spleen with the size of 12 cm and performed splenectomy. Second case is 26 years old man, hospitalized after detected a mass in the spleen during performed ultrasonography due to ...

CONTEXT The close proximity of splenic hilum to the tail of pancreas makes it vulnerable to complications in both acute and chronic pancreatitis. In this article, we examine the clinical course of these potentially fatal complications. CASE REPORTS Citing three clinical cases, we present the spectrum of splenic complications in pancreatitis and explore the anatomical causal relationships and ...