[A rare splenic lesion, the splenoma or splenic hamartoma]

Rev Med Interne. 2009 Jun;30(6):533-6. doi: 10.1016/j.revmed.2008.07.017. Epub 2008 Sep 24.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report a new case of splenoma in a previously healthy adult. A 52-year-old man was admitted for a splenomegaly with thrombocytopenia. The computed tomographic scan showed a tumor which measured 56 mm in diameter. A splenectomy was performed. Histologic examination of the splenectomy specimen revealed a splenoma. Splenoma or splenic hamartoma is a rare primary splenic tumor most often incidentally discovered, radiologically. It can also meet in a particular pathological context, evoking more a coexistence rather than an association or a complication, underlying the role of the pathologist in its diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Hamartoma / diagnosis*
  • Hamartoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Splenectomy
  • Splenic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Splenic Diseases / surgery
  • Thrombocytopenia / etiology