2001
DOI: 10.1007/s003300000717
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Hepatosplenic antracosilicosis: a rare cause of splenic calcifications

Abstract: A case of a 62-year-old man with known longstanding pulmonary antracosilicosis, with associated hepatosplenic antracosilicosis, is presented. A CT scan of the upper abdomen revealed multiple calcifications within the spleen, and to a lesser degree within the subcapsular region of the liver, as well as "egg-shell" calcifications of abdominal lymph nodes, most noticeable at the splenic hilum. Although histopathologically not proven, the similar appearance of the calcified hepatosplenic nodules to the small round… Show more

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“…The demonstration of typical eggshell calcifications of silicosis in perihilar/portal lymph nodes by abdominal radiographs in patients with pulmonary silicosis (Polachek and Pijanowski 1960;Langlois et al 1977;Gong and Tashkin 1979) might indicate concomitant silicotic lesions in the liver (Slavin et al 1985). Anthracosilicosis of the liver may also present in the form of mainly subcapsular, partly calcified nodular lesions, similar to what can develop in the spleen (Vanhoenacker et al 2001). Such macroscopically black nodules can also develop on the hepatic visceral peritoneum (Miranda et al 1996).…”
Section: Liver Lesions: Silicotic Hepatic Nodulesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The demonstration of typical eggshell calcifications of silicosis in perihilar/portal lymph nodes by abdominal radiographs in patients with pulmonary silicosis (Polachek and Pijanowski 1960;Langlois et al 1977;Gong and Tashkin 1979) might indicate concomitant silicotic lesions in the liver (Slavin et al 1985). Anthracosilicosis of the liver may also present in the form of mainly subcapsular, partly calcified nodular lesions, similar to what can develop in the spleen (Vanhoenacker et al 2001). Such macroscopically black nodules can also develop on the hepatic visceral peritoneum (Miranda et al 1996).…”
Section: Liver Lesions: Silicotic Hepatic Nodulesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The differential diagnosis of punctuate splenic calcifications include tuberculosis, acquired immunodeficiency syndromes, histoplasmosis, healed pneumocystis carinii infection, collagen vascular disease, amyloidosis, and Gamna-Gandy bodies. [ 6 ] The typical calcification can be found in the liver, spleen, abdominal, axillary, and cervical lymph nodes of silicotic patients, and is always accompanied by similar intrathoracic nodal calcification.…”
Section: Onclusionmentioning
confidence: 99%