Splenic hamartoma: a case report

Pinto, Pedro Olivério; Avidago, P.; Garcia, Helena; Alves, F. Caseiro; Marques, Cristina

doi:10.1007/bf00178088

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“…Many cases were documented as case reports or in small series. To date, in excess of 130 splenic hamartomas have been documented in the English literature 1 –63 . Overall, hamartomas were detected over a wide age range (11 months to 86 years) and with a mean age of 47 years at presentation.…”

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Splenic Vascular Lesions: Unusual Features and a Review of the Literature

Lam¹,

Yip²,

Peh

1999

Aust. N.Z. J. Surg.

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Hamartoma and peliosis are uncommon splenic lesions. Approximately 120 splenic hamartomas and 40 splenic peliosis have been reported in the English literature. In the present study, a unique case of multiple splenic hamartomas with peliosis was reported. The splenic lesions were incidental findings in a 36-year-old man with ruptured sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma. They were diagnosed clinically as metastatic renal cell carcinoma. On pathological examination, peliosis was noted in the splenic hamartomas as well as in the splenic parenchyma. In addition, the clinicopathological features of five other splenic hamartomas (including one giant hamartoma) noted in our department were presented. A re-evaluation of the features of the splenic hamartomas documented in the English literature was also done.

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Splenic Vascular Lesions: Unusual Features and a Review of the Literature

Lam¹,

Yip²,

Peh

1999

Aust. N.Z. J. Surg.

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“…Many authors have reported a prolonged enhancement, uniform or heterogeneous, on both MR and CT images [76,78].…”

Section: Splenic Tumorsmentioning

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“…The radiological differentiation between hamartomas and hemangiomas or certain other splenic lesions (e. g., lymphomas, metastases, hemangiosarcomas) may be impossible [78]. Splenic lymphangiomas are exceedingly rare and mostly affect children and are sometimes part of systemic lymphangiomatosis [74,79].…”

Section: Splenic Tumorsmentioning

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Radiology of the spleen

2001

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The spleen is generally not considered a challenge to the radiologist. Most often it poses a problem by anomalies or an irregular but normal contrast enhancement; however, a variety of inflammatory, infectious and neoplastic diseases may involve the spleen. CT and ultrasonography are screening modalities for the spleen. For problem solving, MR imaging can be helpful, especially due to its free choice of the imaging plane and because of the high resolution in contrast MR imaging. Splenic angiography as a diagnostic tool has generally been replaced by CT, ultrasound, or MR and is now used as an interventional method, e. g., in non-surgical management of patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenia or in patients with splenic trauma. This article reviews the radiology of the spleen, including anatomy, embryology, splenomegaly, splenic injury, infarction, cysts, tumors, abscesses, sarcoidosis, and AIDS. Knowledge about the use of different imaging modalities and underlying gross and microscopic pathologic features leads to a better understanding of the radiologic findings.

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“…Die echoreichen Milzläsionen bereiten in der Regel die größten differenzialdiagnostischen Probleme [12]. In der Literatur finden sich aufgrund der niedrigen Inzidenz nur vereinzelt Mitteilungen [1,4,14,20,25,33]. Die differenzialdiagnostischen Hinweise in Ultraschall-Fachbüchern stützen sich auf diese Kasuistiken sowie auf die Erfahrungen der Autoren.…”

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