Elenga N, Labbé S, Leduc N, Sika A, Cuadro E, Long L, Njuieyon F, Kom-Tchameni R, Basset T. Asymptomatic multinodular splenoma (splenic hamartoma) in a child with sickle cell anemia.
Int Med Case Rep J 2017;
10:233-236. [PMID:
28744165 PMCID:
PMC5513840 DOI:
10.2147/imcrj.s125988]
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Abstract
Splenoma is a rare and benign malformation usually fortuitously diagnosed during imaging, surgery or, unfortunately, at autopsy. Although splenoma was first described in 1861, its association with hematological pathology is a very unusual condition in children. We report the case of an asymptomatic splenoma in an 8-year-old boy with sickle cell anemia, whose diagnosis was confirmed after conventional splenectomy.
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