ALTHOUGH unusual

hemangioma is the most common type of primary splenic neoplasm.1 Usually

splenic hemangioma appears as solid mass

but sometimes it presents cystic component as well

which is difficult to discriminate from some other lesions

such as abscess

simple cyst

parasitic cyst

and lymphangioma.2 Preoperative diagnosis of splenic hemangioma mainly depends on imaging study (e.g. ultra- sonography

CT

MRI). As the laparoscopic technique develops

laparoscopic splenectomy is becoming the standard treatment for benign tumor of the spleen. Compared with that procedure

laparoscopic partial splenectomy (LPS) has some unique advantages except for higher requirements for surgical skills. We described in this report a successful LPS in a patient who was misdiagnosed as splenic cyst initially.