title: Splenic hamartoma: presentation on contrast-enhanced sonography.
abstract: Splenic hamartoma is a rare benign tumor of the spleen. It is usually found incidentally at autopsy or splenectomy. We report a case of splenic hamartoma that was discovered during medical workup for vague upper abdominal pain. Abdominal sonography demonstrated a well-demarcated, slightly hypoechoic splenic solid mass; the mass was markedly enhanced on color Doppler sonography after injection of microbubble contrast agent. This finding may help to distinguish splenic hamartomas from other relatively common splenic tumors, such as hemangiomas or metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, 201 Shih-Pai Rd, Section 2, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Hong-Jen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: Chui-Mei
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tiu
authors.forename: See-Ying
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: Cheng-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hsia
authors.forename: Shyh-Haw
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tsay
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011134:Polysaccharides; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D011134:Polysaccharides; C059891:SHU 508