title: Multiple littoral cell angioma of the spleen: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a rare benign vascular tumor of the spleen with characteristic histomorphologic features. It is a unique splenic tumor which may present with abdominal pain or as an incidental finding.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this case report, we present the case of a 34-year-old woman with multiple splenic LCA. Initially, the patient presented with abdominal pain, weakness and fatigue. After a diagnostic abdominal ultrasound, multiple hemangiomas were observed in the spleen. Computed tomography scans confirmed splenomegaly with multiple round and hyperdense lesions. The patient subsequently underwent splenectomy. Postoperative histological and immunohistochemical profiles confirmed the diagnosis of LCA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  LCA is a unique splenic tumor diagnosed in patients with abdominal pain or as an incidental finding. Only a few case reports of this tumor have been published, and those accounts are inconsistent. In the present paper, we report on a case and conduct a literature review.
authors: Department of General Surgery, First Clinical College of Harbin Medical University, P.R. China.
authors: Zhi-Bo
authors: ZB
authors: Qu
authors: Lian-Xin
authors: LX
authors: Liu
authors: Lin-Feng
authors: LF
authors: Wu
authors: Song
authors: S
authors: Zhao
authors: Hong-Chi
authors: HC
authors: Jiang
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed