title: Hemangioma of spleen with spontaneous, extra-peritoneal rupture, with associated splenic tuberculosis--an unusual presentation.
abstract: We report a case of unusual presentation of a patient with hemangioma of the spleen. The patient had presented with recurrent gastric hemorrhage and significant weight loss, due to ruptured hemangioma of the spleen and associated splenic tuberculosis. The true nature of the lesions remained a diagnostic dilemma despite complete radiological workup and review of literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radio-Diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghose
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawhney
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014400:Tuberculosis, Splenic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging