title: Splenic hamartomas in two children.
abstract: Hamartomas are extremely rare splenic benign tumours in children. We present two cases, both in boys (6 and 8 years old), with left upper quadrant abdominal pain that were otherwise asymptomatic. Both patients showed a splenic mass on preoperative ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). One patient had a focal splenic mass that was identified preoperatively with contrasted computed tomography (CT) scans. Both patients underwent a total splenectomy. Although multi-modality imaging findings were described preoperatively, the final diagnosis in each case was splenic hamartoma based on histology and immunohistochemistry. The postoperative courses were uneventful.
authors.forename: Li-Feng
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jin-Fa
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Tou
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei-Zhong
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Xiao-Hui
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Children Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China. qinqi771@163.com.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D002648:Child; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed