title: Littoral-cell angioma of the spleen.
abstract: Littoral-cell angioma (LCA) is a rare vascular tumor of the spleen. It was thought to be a benign, incidental lesion. However, many recent reports have described it to be a malignant lesion with congenital and immunologic associations. We report a case of LCA of the spleen, which has been infrequently communicated in the literature. A 41-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital with a three-week history of weakness, weight loss, anorexia, and intermittent upper abdominal pain which improved slightly with antacid medication.Imaging studies, including computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), showed multiple lesions in the spleen. Laparoscopic splenectomy was performed.
authors: Department of General Surgery, Elazığ Training and Research Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey.
authors: Seyfi
authors: S
authors: Emir
authors: Selim
authors: S
authors: Sozen
authors: Mehmet Fatih
authors: MF
authors: Yazar
authors: Hasan Baki
authors: HB
authors: Altınsoy
authors: Ozgen
authors: O
authors: Arslan Solmaz
authors: Zeynep
authors: Z
authors: Ozkan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*