title: [Hamartoma of the spleen (splenoma) in a child with sickle cell anemia].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Anatomie et Cytologie pathologiques, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48, boulevard Sérurier 75019 Paris.
authors.forename: Amal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benkirane
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berrebi
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Olaya
authors.forename: Latifa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferkdadji
authors.forename: Pascale Philippe
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Chomette
authors.forename: Malika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benkerrou
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peuchmaur
mesh_terms: 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