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Ultrasound Features of a Symptomatic Splenic Hemangioma

Ultrasound Features of a Symptomatic Splenic Hemangioma Anna Manor, MD,* Ruth Starinsky, MD,* Doron Garfinkel, MD,? Eliahu Yona, MD,? and David Modai, MD8 Hemangioma is the most frequent benign neoplasm of the spleen. However, when small it is usually symptomless and therefore discovered only incidentally at surgery or at autopsy. The large cavernous hemangioma is rare in the spleen. It may induce complications which lead to the removal of the organ. Since the development of new noninvasive imaging modalities, such as ultrasound and computed tomography (CT), it is conceivable that more of these lesions will be diagnosed by imaging methods. We would like to present a case with splenic hemangiomas where various ultrasonic features correlate well with the morphology of the tumor. To the best of our knowledge, there is no ultrasonic description of splenic hemangioma in the literature. CASE REPORT A 34-year-old woman was referred to the Department of Internal Medicine because of complaints of abdominal distension, and left upper quadrant tenderness. Her past medical history was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed a well nourished woman with an enlarged palpable spleen which had a smooth surface and was tender. Urinalysis revealed microscopic hematuria on several occasions. Hemogram, excretory urography, cystoscopy, and chest x-rays were all http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Clinical Ultrasound Wiley

Ultrasound Features of a Symptomatic Splenic Hemangioma

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Copyright © 1984 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company
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Anna Manor, MD,* Ruth Starinsky, MD,* Doron Garfinkel, MD,? Eliahu Yona, MD,? and David Modai, MD8 Hemangioma is the most frequent benign neoplasm of the spleen. However, when small it is usually symptomless and therefore discovered only incidentally at surgery or at autopsy. The large cavernous hemangioma is rare in the spleen. It may induce complications which lead to the removal of the organ. Since the development of new noninvasive imaging modalities, such as ultrasound and computed tomography (CT), it is conceivable that more of these lesions will be diagnosed by imaging methods. We would like to present a case with splenic hemangiomas where various ultrasonic features correlate well with the morphology of the tumor. To the best of our knowledge, there is no ultrasonic description of splenic hemangioma in the literature. CASE REPORT A 34-year-old woman was referred to the Department of Internal Medicine because of complaints of abdominal distension, and left upper quadrant tenderness. Her past medical history was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed a well nourished woman with an enlarged palpable spleen which had a smooth surface and was tender. Urinalysis revealed microscopic hematuria on several occasions. Hemogram, excretory urography, cystoscopy, and chest x-rays were all

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Journal of Clinical Ultrasound – Wiley

Published: Feb 1, 1984

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