title: Gaucher disease of the spleen: CT and MR findings.
abstract: We present a 26-year-old male patient with Gaucher disease who presented with epigastric pain and a palpable mass in the left abdomen. Ultrasound, abdominal computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging showed massive splenomegaly with multiple splenic nodules up to 7 cm in diameter. Splenic nodules should be included in the differential diagnosis of splenic masses. Follow-up is necessary because of the increased incidence of hematologic malignancies in Gaucher disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Poll
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: vom Dahl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarbia
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Häussinger
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mödder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005776:Gaucher Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed