title: Littoral cell angioma of the spleen in a patient with severe aplastic anaemia.
abstract: Littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a rare benign tumour of the spleen. We describe a patient with aplastic anaemia who, following multiple treatments with rabbit and horse Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and anabolic steroids developed marked splenomegaly and hypersplenism. LCA was diagnosed post splenectomy. This is the first case of LCA associated with aplastic anaemia and its treatment.
authors.affiliation: Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital, Hospital Road, Manchester, M27 4HA. etholouli@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tholouli
authors.forename: Jo-An
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Roulson
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Byers
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Liu Yin
mesh_terms: D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*