Open AccessRare tumor of the spleen - case report
Author(s) -
Rita Meireles,
Joana Cordeiro e Cunha,
Violeta Iglesias,
Paula Baptista
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2332-7251
pISSN - 2332-7243
DOI - 10.5430/crim.v3n4p37
Subject(s) - medicine , spleen , differential diagnosis , asymptomatic , splenectomy , pathology , biopsy , lesion , rare disease , angioma , radiology , disease , vascular disease , surgery
Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation was first described as a solitary angioma-like disease of the spleen by Martel et al. in 2004. It is a relatively new rare benign lesion. The authors present a clinical case of an asymptomatic, 48-year-old female. SANT has been an incidental finding in an abdominal ultrasound. Histological appearance and the immunohistochemical staining after spleen biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. As suggested in previously published articles, a splenectomy was performed for definitive treatment. This case contributes to the differential diagnosis of splenic tumors, its treatment and clinical impact.