Splenic cord capillary hemangioma and anemia: resolution after splenectomy.
A 59-year-old female presented with isolated anemia and a splenic mass. Standard histology and immunohistochemical techniques categorized the splenic lesion as a cord capillary hemangioma. The patient's anemia resolved following splenectomy. Cord capillary hemangiomas are exceedingly rare with few reports in the literature. This is the first reported case of resolution of anemia after splenectomy for a vascular tumor of the spleen.
Kato
Meredith
M
Department of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
Lubitz
Carrie
C
Finley
David
D
Chadburn
Amy
A
Fahey
Thomas J
TJ
D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*