Open AccessHemangioma of the spleen
Author(s) -
Nataša Čolović,
Vesna ČemerikićMartinović,
Marijan Micev,
Vladimir Radak,
R Colović
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0608325c
Subject(s) - medicine , spleen , hemangioma , splenectomy , malaise , abdominal pain , capillary hemangioma , surgery , pathology
Although the most frequent benign tumors of the spleen, hemangiomas are very rare, much rarer than hemangiomas of the liver. They manifest as localized (either single or multiple) or diffuse lesions, vary from solid to cystic, histologically from capillary to cavernous. Usually, they are small in size (1-3 cm), rarely larger and very rarely of large size. A 67-year old woman admitted to Institute of Hematology, CCS, for investigation of the left upper abdominal pain, loss of appetite, loss in weight and malaise. As the investigation showed a number of hypoechogenic lesions within the enlarged, diffusely non-homogenic spleen, splenectomy was indicated. The spleen weighing 2600 grams was removed, in which the number of lesions histologically corresponded to hemangioma of the spleen. Postoperative recovery was uneventful. The patient has remained symptom free more than two years after surgery.