title: Ultrasonography of sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation in the spleen.
abstract: We report three rare cases of sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) in the spleen. We compared the conventional and contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic appearance. The conventional sonographic examinations exhibited solitary lesions without common respects, while contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) revealed nodular appearance mimicking its pathologic characteristics. It suggests that CEUS can provide morphologic information for diagnosing SANT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jia-Ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wen-Ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography