Gau-Yang Chen, M.D., and Guan-Chin Tseng, M.D. Figure 1. An 18-year-old woman (gravida 0, para 0) presented with a six-month history of abdominal distention but no history of weight loss or ...
For symptomatic patients with serous cystadenoma, surgical resection is indicated. For lesions in the tail, splenectomy is not necessary given the benign nature of the tumor. In appropriate candidates ...
Resection might be indicated in selected cases such as the atrophy of a lobe or the doubtful diagnosis of cystadenoma. Histological examination of the cystic wall is mandatory for excluding the ...