title: [Sonographic patterns of littoral cell angioma: case report and review of the literature].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Littoral cell angioma is a rare benign tumour of vascular proliferation unique to the spleen. Definitive sonographic patterns are yet unknown and are described in this paper.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report about 2 patients with histologically confirmed Littoral cell angioma. The sonographic features of these and 5 additional cases in the literature are presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Littoral cell angioma is characterized by splenomegaly (6 out of 7 cases) with small nodular hyperechoic focal lesions (6 out of 7 cases). A solitary hyperechoic tumour (1 out of 7 cases) is a rare event.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Littoral cell angioma is a recently discovered tumour and should be included in the differential diagnosis of a hyperechoic splenic tumour.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Görg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Backhus
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boecker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neubauer
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Das sonographische Bild des Littoralzellangioms: Fallbericht und Literaturzusammenstellung.