[Calcified and suppurated epidermoid cyst of the spleen (author's transl)].

Reporting a case of epidermoid cyst of the spleen revealed on suppuration brings the authors to review the classification of epidermoid cyst. These are benign tumors in the main present clinically with left hypochondrium pain and the possibility to palpate a splenomegaly or mass in this hypochondrium. The diagnostic approach includes diverse investigations, in particular a series of radiological examinations; surgical intervention will confirm and avoid complications.