Partial splenectomy for littoral cell angioma

J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Dec;43(12):2288-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.07.031.

Abstract

Littoral cell angioma is a rare primary splenic tumor that is difficult to differentiate preoperatively from other benign and malignant splenic lesions and may have immunogenic origins. Preoperative ultrasound and computed tomographic scan showed that our patient's lesion was solitary and localized. Total splenectomy is usually required because littoral cell angioma is generally large and/or diffuse. However, a partial splenectomy was able to be performed, making this the first reported partial splenectomy for littoral cell angioma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / complications
  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adolescent
  • Anemia / complications
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Female
  • Hemangioma / complications
  • Hemangioma / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioma / immunology
  • Hemangioma / surgery*
  • Hematoma / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity / complications
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Incidental Findings
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis
  • Polypharmacy
  • Splenectomy / methods*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / complications
  • Splenic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Splenic Neoplasms / immunology
  • Splenic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed