title: Splenic hamartoma in a child in the era of PET-CT.
abstract: We present a case of a healthy 7-year-old female with an incidental finding of a growing splenic lesion, diagnosed as a splenic hamartoma after splenectomy. This case highlights the diagnostic challenge of splenic lesions and that the role of positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) in defining splenic lesions in the pediatric population remains to be defined.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Avila
authors.forename: Ponni
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sivaprakasam
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Viero
authors.forename: Gino R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Somers
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shago
authors.forename: J Ted
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Gerstle
authors.forename: Ur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Metser
authors.forename: Abha A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gupta