Littoral cell angioma (LCA) associated with liver cirrhosis.
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.
Kim
Hi-Gu
HG
Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, Inha University Hospital, Inha University, 7-206, 3-ga, Shinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon 400-103, Korea.
Park
In-Suh
IS
Lee
Jung-Il
JI
Jeong
Seok
S
Lee
Jin-Woo
JW
Kwon
Kye-Suk
KS
Lee
Don-Haeng
DH
Kim
Pum-Soo
PS
Kim
Hyung-Gil
HG
Shin
Yong-Woon
YW
Kim
Young-Soo
YS
Ahn
In-Sun
IS
Lee
Keon-Young
KY
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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