[Hamartoma of the spleen (splenoma) in a child with sickle cell anemia].
Hamartomas of the spleen or splenomas are uncommon benign lesions that predominantly occur in adults. We report a case of an 11-year-old girl with sickle cell anemia who had a single splenic 1.8 cm nodule incidentally found during splenectomy and histologically characterized by disorganized red pulp tissue without interspersed white pulp leading to the diagnosis of hamartoma. The association of hamartoma and hematological conditions is a very unusual condition in children.
Benkirane
Amal
A
Anatomie et Cytologie pathologiques, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48, boulevard Sérurier 75019 Paris.
Berrebi
Dominique
D
Olaya
Natalia
N
Ferkdadji
Latifa
L
Chomette
Pascale Philippe
PP
Benkerrou
Malika
M
Peuchmaur
Michel
M
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015994:Incidence; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery