Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation of the spleen: A case report of thrombocytopenia and a hypervascular splenic mass
- Cory Gooch, MD
- Ayman H. Gaballah, MD, FRCR
- Justin Nelson, MD
- Marcus Wade, MD
- Rong Chen, MD
DOIAbstract
Introduction: Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the spleen is a benign vascular lesion with no known etiology. Presentation of Case: We report a new case in a symptomatic twenty-one-year old female with thrombocytopenia and a hypervascular splenic mass discovered on ultrasound. Two MRIs were performed prior to hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy. The specimen was sent for histopathologic analysis with confirmation of final diagnosis from an outside facility. Discussion: Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the spleen is most often discovered incidentally as a solitary splenic mass. The presence of a spoke-wheel pattern should alert the radiologist to this as a possibility. Conclusion: Ultrasound and MR imaging ...
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