title: [Differential echogenic focal splenic lesion diagnosis].
abstract: Echogenic focal lesions of the spleen are rare. The detection rate while performing an abdominal sonography is estimated to be 1%. When found, the examiner is confronted with a differential diagnostic problem. A final diagnosis can not be drawn from a single imaging modality. Gathering the clinical information or follow-up examinations often result in a correct diagnosis. Haemangioma of the spleen is the most common benign lesion. On the other hand, while having a malign disease the most common diagnosis is metastases, however in about 30% of the cases one can find benign lesions.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Radiodiagnostik, Universitätskliniken des Saarlandes. ramkoe@uniklinik-saarland.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Köhler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kubale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography