Unusual splenic hemangioma of a pediatric patient: hypointense on T2-weighted image

Hatice Nursun Ozcan; Berna Oguz; Beril Talim; Saniye Ekinci; Mithat Haliloglu

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.02.007

Unusual splenic hemangioma of a pediatric patient: hypointense on T2-weighted image

Clin Imaging. 2014 Jul-Aug;38(4):553-555. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.02.007. Epub 2014 Feb 15.

Authors

Hatice Nursun Ozcan¹, Berna Oguz², Beril Talim³, Saniye Ekinci⁴, Mithat Haliloglu²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: drhnozcan@yahoo.com.
² Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
³ Department of Pediatric Pathology, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 24667046
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.02.007

Abstract

Splenic hemangioma is a very rare neoplasm in children. On magnetic resonance imaging, splenic hemangioma shows high signal intensity on T2-weighted images. In this report, we present the first pediatric case of a splenic hemangioma, which was significantly hypointense on T2-weighted images.

Keywords: Child; MRI; Splenic hemangioma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Gadolinium
Hemangioma / diagnosis*
Hemangioma / pathology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Splenic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Splenic Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

Gadolinium