[Sonographic patterns of littoral cell angioma: case report and review of the literature].
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.
Görg
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Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Marburg, Germany.
Barth
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Backhus
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Boecker
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Neubauer
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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
Das sonographische Bild des Littoralzellangioms: Fallbericht und Literaturzusammenstellung.