Multi-Focal Splenic Tumour in a Belgian Patient and a Brief Review of the Literature on Littoral Cell Angioma

We describe the case of a 66-year-old woman with littoral cell angioma (LCA) confirmed by histopathology and immunohistochemistry, to our knowledge the first case in Belgium. LCA is an extremely rare primary vascular tumour of the splenic red pulp, probably originating from littoral cells. If a splenic mass and nodules are incidentally identified on imaging and the patient has no associated signs or symptoms, LCA should be suspected. Histopathology and adjacent techniques are mandatory for definitive diagnosis. Splenectomy followed by adequate follow-up is necessary to exclude underlying patho... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Maaike Ramael
Patrick Schoeters
Karl De Pooter
Frederik Van Sonhoven
Hilde Van Steelandt
Jacqueline Swaegers
Wim Develter
Marc Ramael
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Reihe/Periodikum: European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (2020)
Verlag/Hrsg.: SMC MEDIA SRL
Schlagwörter: littoral cell tumour / spleen / ct scan / immunohistochemistry / Medicine / R
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26522914
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.12890/2020_001863

We describe the case of a 66-year-old woman with littoral cell angioma (LCA) confirmed by histopathology and immunohistochemistry, to our knowledge the first case in Belgium. LCA is an extremely rare primary vascular tumour of the splenic red pulp, probably originating from littoral cells. If a splenic mass and nodules are incidentally identified on imaging and the patient has no associated signs or symptoms, LCA should be suspected. Histopathology and adjacent techniques are mandatory for definitive diagnosis. Splenectomy followed by adequate follow-up is necessary to exclude underlying pathology.