Imaging findings of splenic hamartoma.
OBJECTIVE
To assess CT and MR manifestations and their diagnostic value in splenic hamartoma with review of literatures.


METHODS
We described a woman who was accidentally found to have a splenic tumor by ultrasound of the abdomen. CT and MR findings of this splenic hamartoma were proved by pathology retrospectively.


RESULTS
The CT and MR findings in this case included a ball-like mass with homogeneous mild-hypodensity lesions on non-enhanced CT scans or isointensity on T1-weighted images and mild hypointensity on T2-weighted images, progressive homogeneous enhancement on multiple-phase spiral CT and MR enhanced scans, and isodense enhancement on delayed post-contrast CT scans and obvious hyperintensity relative to the spleen on delayed MR images.


CONCLUSIONS
Splenic hamartoma has some specific radiological features. However, the diagnosis of this disease must be based on clinical features and confirmed by pathology.
Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China. yurisheng2003@yahoo.com.cn
Ri-Sheng
RS
Yu
Shi-Zheng
SZ
Zhang
Jian-Ming
JM
Hua
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed