Table 1.
Characteristics of serous cystadenoma with splenic invasion
| Author | Age (y) | Symptoms | Gross appearance | Pre-operative diagnosis | Invasion/metastasis | Tumour size (cm) | Follow-up (mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George et al13 | 70 | Haemorrhage | Microcystic | Malignant tumour | Spleen, stomach, liver metastasis |
11 | Operative death |
| Friebe et al14 | 80 | Abdominal pain | Microcystic | Pancreatic cancer or GIST | Spleen | 8.9 | 12 |
| Matsumoto et al15 | 87 | Palpable mass | Microcystic | Malignant SCN | Spleen, large vessel, lymph node |
12 | 10 |
| Shintaku et al16 | 85 | Fatigue, diarrhoea |
Microcystic | MCN | Spleen, perineural, colon, adrenal gland |
12 | 10 |
| Khashab et al10 | 69 | Palpable mass | NA | NA | Spleen, stomach, large vessel |
17 | NA |
| Cho et al17 | 64 | Melena | Microcystic | GIST | Spleen, colon |
12 | 12 |
| Reid et al9 | 64 | Melena, dizziness | NA | GIST | Spleen, colon |
12 | 18 |
| Kadhirvel et al18 | 65 | Abdominal pain | Microcystic | SPN | Spleen | 14 | NA |
| Present case | 60 s | None | Microcystic | pNET |
Spleen, large vessel, lymph node |
3.5 | 12 |
GIST, gastrointestinal stromal tumour; SCN, serous cystic neoplasm; MCN, mucinous cystic neoplasm; NA, not available; SPN, solid pseudopapillary neoplasm; pNET, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour