title: Splenic littoral cell hemangioendothelioma: report of a case with hepatic metastases and review of the literature.
abstract: Littoral cell tumors are unique to the spleen and are different from all other primary splenic tumors. These tumors may be divided into three types: "littoral cell angioma," "littoral cell hemangioendothelioma," and "littoral cell angiosarcoma." We present a patient with splenic littoral cell hemangioendothlioma accompanied by hepatic metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xi-De
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Jin-Rui
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Run-Cai
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Hua-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D010743:Phospholipids; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D010743:Phospholipids; C420843:contrast agent BR1; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride
keywords: contrast medium; hepatic metastases; sonography; spleen; splenic littoral cell hemangioendothelioma