title: Echinocytosis--an unusual manifestation of hemangioma.
abstract: The case of a 21 year-old female with echinocytosis and a littoral cell hemangioma is reported. The patient had no significant past medical history and presented with abdominal pain and splenomegaly. A large percentage of echinocytes were noted on her peripheral smear in the absence of any known causes. A CT-recognized splenic mass led to splenectomy and a benign hemangioma was found. Red blood cell abnormalities resolved immediately after the surgery. This is the first case reported in the literature of echinocytosis as a consequence of a hemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Ivy
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Altomare
authors.forename: Garrett
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Desman
authors.forename: Louis M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Aledort
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004913:Erythrocytes, Abnormal; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery