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Littoral cell angioma mimicking metastatic tumors
- Source :
- Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Vol 28, Iss 4, Pp 247-249 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Sciendo, 2015.
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Abstract
- Littoral cell angioma is a rare primary, vascular tumor thought to originate from the endothelial cells lining the sinuses of the splenic red pulp (the “littoral cells”). It is a benign, usually asymptomatic lesion diagnosed incidentally. Ultrasound and tomography appearance is not characteristic and histopathological examination is required. This work provides a case-study of littoral cell angioma which was seen in a 55-year-old female who complained of non-specific upper abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed multiple hypo-attenuated splenic lesions suggestive for metastasis. A splenectomy was performed and routine microscopic examination supported by immunohistochemistry reactions with CD68, CD34 and CD31 showed littoral cell angioma.
- Subjects :
- littoral cell angioma
spleen
splenic tumor
splenic metastasis
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23006676
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7815d4c662134481bce04a3a59326e49
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2015-0081