CT findings in primary vascular tumors of the spleen.

Ferrozzi, F; Bova, Davide; Draghi, Ferdinando; Garlaschi, Giacomo

doi:10.2214/ajr.166.5.8615251

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“…25 Hemangiomas are characterized by vascular channels lined by endothelium, but they are extensively filled with red blood cells instead of the amorphous proteinaceous material of lymphangiomas. D2-40 positivity can assist in highlighting the lymphatic endothelial differentiation; however, attention should be given to the fact that D2-40 can also stain myoepithelial cells of blood vessels.…”

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Splenic Lymphangioma

Ioannidis

Kahn

2015

Archives of Pathology &Amp; Laboratory Medicine

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Splenic lymphangioma is a rare malformation of the splenic lymphatic channels, mostly seen in children. It is characterized by the presence of cysts, resulting from increases in the size and number of thin-walled lymphatic vessels that are abnormally interconnected and dilated. The condition may be restricted to the spleen, but in most cases it involves multiple organs (systemic lymphangiomatosis). The clinical picture is variable; small lesions are often incidentally detected through imaging studies, while larger lesions can result in compression of organs, causing pain or rupture even after minor trauma. Therefore, splenic lymphangiomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of splenomegaly or left upper quadrant pain even among adults and should be immediately treated with splenectomy; delay in the therapeutic intervention can lead to life-threatening complications.

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Splenic Lymphangioma

Ioannidis

Kahn

2015

Archives of Pathology &Amp; Laboratory Medicine

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“…Los linfangiomas se producen como parte de una linfangiomatosis quística sistémica o como lesiones solitarias. Los linfangiomas simples, únicos o solitarios constituyen la forma más rara de presentación 2,3,8,9,11,12 . La mayoría de los linfangiomas se presentan en el cuello y axilas (95%), todas las otras localizaciones, incluyendo la intraabdominal son infrecuentes, alcanzando a 5% de todos los casos 4,11 .…”

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“…La ecografía abdominal es útil como examen inicial en el diagnóstico de quistes esplénicos; sin embargo, no es útil para delinear la topografía de la lesión 2,3 . La TAC no sólo demuestra la topografía de la lesión, sino su tamaño, naturaleza y relaciones anatómicas [2][3][4][5]12 . La resonancia magné-tica abdominal no presenta mayores ventajas sobre la TAC, a excepción de evitar la exposición del paciente a la radiación 2 .…”

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“…El estudio radiológico demuestra esplenomegalia o un bazo de tamaño normal, ecográficamente se observan lesiones quísticas hipoecoicas bien definidas con algunos septums internos y algunas calcificaciones ecogé- 11,13 . En la TAC, los linfangiomas aparecen como masas simples o múltiples de márgenes definidos típicamente subcapsulares, ocasionalmente pequeñas lesiones satélites rodean al quiste más grande, la presencia de calcificaciones murales periféricas sugiere el diagnóstico de linfangioma quístico 11,12 .…”

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Linfangioma esplénico gigante: Caso clínico

Beltrán

Barría²,

Pujado

et al. 2009

Rev. méd. Chile

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“…1 Lymphoma is the most common malignancy of the spleen, although it rarely occurs solely in that site. 2,3 Littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a benign vascular tumor of the spleen that has been reported infrequently and variably in the radiology literature.…”

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Littoral cell angioma of the spleen: Appearance on sonography and CT

Goldfeld

Cohen

Loberant

et al. 2002

J of Clinical Ultrasound

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Littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a rare benign vascular tumor of the spleen with characteristic histomorphologic features. Only a few descriptions of the radiologic appearance of this tumor have been published, and those descriptions are variable. We report a case of LCA in a 37-year-old man with psoriasis and nonspecific symptoms of weakness, pain and fatigue, normocytic anemia, and thrombocytopenia. The results of abdominal sonography and contrast-enhanced CT correlated: the 2 modalities revealed hepatosplenomegaly and multiple round splenic lesions of similar appearance and size (on sonograms, ill-defined echogenic lesions up to 3.2 cm without acoustic enhancement; on CT scans, hypodense, nonenhancing lesions up to 3.5 cm). Because making a differential diagnosis was difficult and our presumptive diagnosis was hemangioma or lymphoma, splenectomy was performed. Postoperative pathologic examinations confirmed a final diagnosis of LCA. The patient's recovery was uneventful. LCA should be considered when making a differential diagnosis of splenic lesions, and sonography may be more helpful than CT in reaching a diagnosis of LCA.

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CT findings in primary vascular tumors of the spleen.

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Splenic Lymphangioma

Splenic Lymphangioma

Linfangioma esplénico gigante: Caso clínico

Littoral cell angioma of the spleen: Appearance on sonography and CT

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