Case Report: Littoral cell angioma of spleen.

Indian J Radiol Imaging

Department of Diagnostic and Medical Imaging, First Affiliated Hospital of Xian Jiao Tong University, Xian 710061, Shaanxi Province, P.R., China.

Published: July 2011

Littoral cell angioma is a rare primary vascular neoplasm of the spleen, composed of littoral cells that line the splenic sinuses of the red pulp. It was thought to be a benign, incidental lesion. However, many recent reports have described it to be a malignant lesion with congenital and immunological associations. The definitive diagnosis can only be made after histology and immunohistochemistry studies.

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