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Table 1 Clinicopathological features of our series (16 patients)

From: Splenic lymphangiomas as a common indication for splenectomy: a case series with literature review

Cases

Age (year)

Sex

Preoperative diagnosis

Spleen weight (g)

Spleen size (cm)

Spleen gross features

Surgery

Histological diagnosis

1

33

F

Distal pancreatic tumor

12.5

Smooth surface, with normal parenchymal aspect

Distal splenopancreatectomy

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, without spleen infiltration

2

55

F

Gastric tumor

11

Splenic surface involved by the gastric tumor

Partial gastrectomy + distal splenopancreatectomy

Gastric GIST involving the splenic capsule

3

64

M

Left colon tumor

10

Splenic surface involved by the colic tumor

Left colectomy + splenectomy

Colic adenocarcinoma involving the splenic capsule

4

35

M

Spleen abscess, hydatid cyst

2300

24

Unicystic lesion involving the entire spleen with yellowish compact content

Total splenectomy

Splenic lymphangioma

5

24

M

Splenic cyst

1300

17

Unicystic lesion involving the entire spleen with sero-hematic content

Total splenectomy

Splenic lymphangioma

6

15

M

Sickle cell disease (abdominal pain, gallstones)

200

11

Congestive spleen

Laparoscopic splenectomy + cholecystectomy

Congestive spleen + chronic cholecystitis

7

37

M

Splenic cyst

1500

13

Spleen centered by a 7 cm well-encapsulated septated cyst with serous content and mural calcifications

Total splenectomy

Splenic lymphangioma

8

52

M

Gastric carcinoma

-

12

Splenic surface involved by the gastric tumor

En-bloc gastrectomy with spleen, partial resection of pancreas, liver and colon

Gastric carcinoma with infiltration of the spleen capsule

9

17

M

Sickle cell disease (hypersplenism)

500

18

Congestive spleen

Total splenectomy

Congestive spleen

10

17

F

Splenic cystic lesion

1600

24.5

Multiple cysts with involvement of the entire spleen, mucoid and sero-hematic content

Total splenectomy

Splenic lymphangioma

11

14

F

Splenomegaly (fever, abdominal pain)

200

12

Ruptured cyst lined by fibrin deposits

Total splenectomy

Splenic abscess

12

12

M

Sickle cell disease (hypersplenism)

800

17

Congestive spleen

Total splenectomy

Congestive spleen

13

6

F

Sickle cell disease (hypersplenism)

200

11

Congestive spleen

Total splenectomy

Congestive spleen

14

19

M

Abdominal trauma

500

15.5

Splenic rupture with 5 cm supcapsular hematoma

Total splenectomy

Splenic rupture with subcapsular hematoma

15

70

M

Abdominal pain

100

10

Focal fibrous focis

Total splenectomy

Spleen abscess

16

14

F

Sickle cell disease (hypersplenism)

850

21

Congestive spleen

Total splenectomy

Congestive spleen