[A rare splenic lesion, the splenoma or splenic hamartoma].
We report a new case of splenoma in a previously healthy adult. A 52-year-old man was admitted for a splenomegaly with thrombocytopenia. The computed tomographic scan showed a tumor which measured 56 mm in diameter. A splenectomy was performed. Histologic examination of the splenectomy specimen revealed a splenoma. Splenoma or splenic hamartoma is a rare primary splenic tumor most often incidentally discovered, radiologically. It can also meet in a particular pathological context, evoking more a coexistence rather than an association or a complication, underlying the role of the pathologist in its diagnosis.
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Service d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologiques, hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, 101, avenue Henri-Barbusse, 92141 Clamart cedex, France. psbpercy@yahoo.fr
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D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology