title: Littoral cell angioma (LCA) associated with liver cirrhosis.
abstract: A littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a rare benign vascular tumor of the spleen. A 60-year-old man, with multiple nodules in imaging study and liver cirrhosis graded as Child-Pugh classification class A, was transferred for splenomegaly. A thrombocytopenia was found on hematological evaluation. Because there was no evidence of hematological and visceral malignancy, a splenectomy was performed for a definitive diagnosis. The histological and immunohistochemical features of the splenic specimens were consistent with a LCA. After the splenectomy, the thrombocytopenia recovered to the normal platelet count. There has been no previous report of a LCA combined with liver cirrhosis. Herein, the first case of a LCA in Korea, diagnosed and treated by a splenectomy, is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, Inha University Hospital, Inha University, 7-206, 3-ga, Shinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon 400-103, Korea.
authors.forename: Hi-Gu
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: In-Suh
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jung-Il
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seok
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Jin-Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kye-Suk
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Don-Haeng
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Pum-Soo
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyung-Gil
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong-Woon
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Young-Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: In-Sun
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Keon-Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
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