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Suggest Treatment For Cyst Near Spleen In A Child
My 7 year old daughter has an 8cm cyst near her spleen, but presents on symptoms. It was actually found during an ultrasound that she had done when she had a stomach virus. My concern is surgery is recommended to remove the cyst and possibly her spleen, but i dont feel comfortable with this option as there is no guarentee the cyst wont return. is it safe for her to not have the surgery?
Fri, 7 Oct 2016
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hi as far as I know the splenic cyst is very rare and not malignant and cause any trouble
but need to exclude some parasitic involvement which might lead to cause a cyst
sometimes your physician will do some blood investigation like FBC and blood pictures
but anyhow routine uss also need for assessing the size of the cyst
but need to exclude some parasitic involvement which might lead to cause a cyst
sometimes your physician will do some blood investigation like FBC and blood pictures
but anyhow routine uss also need for assessing the size of the cyst
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