title: Multimodality imaging findings in image-guided biopsy proven splenic littoral cell angioma: series of three cases.
abstract: Littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a rare primary splenic vascular tumor arising from the littoral cells that line the splenic sinuses of the red pulp. Definitive diagnosis of this entity depends on histology and immunochemical studies, for which splenectomy is usually performed. We present three image-guided percutaneous core biopsy proven cases of splenic LCA and also discuss imaging features of these rare tumors on CT, MR, and US findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Sundeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wasnik
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.forename: Ronald O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Bude
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media