title: Littoral cell angioma: diagnosis by image-guided biopsy.
abstract: We report a case of littoral cell angioma (LCA) diagnosed by percutaneous core needle biopsy during the workup of a patient with multiple splenic lesions. Splenectomy was not performed. The patient has remained asymptomatic during 4 years of follow-up. Our findings raise interesting questions about the feasibility of core needle biopsy for the diagnosis of LCA. Clinicians should be aware of LCA as an unusual benign entity in the differential diagnosis of multiple splenic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Vincent A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Shangguo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mahe
authors.forename: Michael N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Patlas
mesh_terms: D062005:Biopsy, Large-Core Needle / Q000379:methods*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome