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Splenic hamartoma presenting as an occasional asymptomatic finding
K De Cuyper1, K Coenegrachts, J Delanote
1Department of Radiology, AZ St.-Jan AV, Ruddershove 10, B-8000 Brugge.
Abstract:
We report a case of splenic hamartoma that was occasionally detected. Ultrasonography performed as a screening examination revealed a hypoechoic splenic lesion. A computed tomography and magnetic resonance examination were performed in order to characterize the lesion but failed to make a final diagnosis. An elective laparoscopic splenectomy with consecutive histologic examination revealed a splenic hamartoma. Splenectomy may be required for definite characterization of this type of splenic lesion.
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