Gaucher disease of the spleen: CT and MR findings.
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.
Poll
L W
LW
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany.
Koch
J A
JA
vom Dahl
S
S
Sarbia
M
M
Häussinger
D
D
Mödder
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U
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