title: Coexistence of a giant splenic hemangioma and multiple hepatic hemangiomas mimicking a left adrenal neuroblastoma accompanied with multifocal hepatic metastases: pyrite answer.
abstract: A 4-month girl presenting with a giant mass in left adrenal region and multiple hepatic nodules was hospitalized. On the basis of computed tomography, ultrasound and epidemiology we preferred the diagnosis of a left adrenal neuroblastoma accompanied with multiple hepatic metastases preoperatively. But postoperative diagnosis was hemangiomatosis characterized by synchronous presence of a giant splenic hemangioma and multiple hepatic hemangiomas. We think that it is deservedly reported because of not only its rarity but also pitfalls of preoperative differential diagnosis and management principle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy of Tianjin, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China. wangjingfu666@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Jingfu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guanghua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Guangchao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography