title: Splenic cord capillary hemangioma and anemia: resolution after splenectomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lubitz
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Finley
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chadburn
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Fahey
mesh_terms: 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*