Open AccessSclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation of the spleen, a rare cause for splenectomy: Two case reports
Author(s) -
Sophia Chikhladze,
Ann-Kathrin Lederer,
Stefan FichtnerFeigl,
Uwe A. Wittel,
Martin Werner,
Konrad Aumann
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i1.103
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , asymptomatic , malignancy , surgery , rare disease , lesion , abdominal pain , spleen , disease , pathology
Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) is a rare benign disease of the spleen with unknown origin. Clinical symptoms are inhomogeneous, and suspicious splenic lesion often found incidentally, leading to splenectomy, as malignancy cannot securely be ruled out. Diagnosis is made histologically after resection.