Pediatric Splenic Cyst

  • Etiology: Trauma, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
  • Imaging: Thin walls with or without undulating contours
  • Imaging US: Hypoechoic
  • Imaging CT: Low density
  • Imaging MRI:
    — T2WI: Hyperintense
  • DDX:
  • Complications:
  • Treatment: Surgical if large
  • Clinical:

Radiology Cases of Splenic Cyst

CT of simple splenic cyst
Axial (above), coronal (below left) and sagittal (below right) CT with contrast of the abdomen shows a very large, thin walled, low density, non-septated lesion with undulating contours in the spleen.