Echogenic splenic tumours in type B Niemann-Pick disease.
A case is presented of echogenic tumours in the spleen of a patient with Niemann-Pick disease of the type B (or adult) type. A search of the literature revealed that a similar appearance has previously been reported in only one other case of Niemann-Pick disease, which was a type C.
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Department of Radiology, Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower, Brisbane, Australia.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009542:Niemann-Pick Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography