Littoral cell angioma mimicking hepatic tumor

Acta Radiol Short Rep. 2012 Jul 31;1(6):arsr.2012.120031. doi: 10.1258/arsr.2012.120031. eCollection 2012.

Abstract

Littoral cell angioma is a rare vascular tumor of the spleen that was described by Falk et al. in 1991. Because of the limited number, untypical imaging manifestations, and lack of knowledge on this tumor type, these tumors are often misdiagnosed. In most cases, the tumor presents with multiple small hypoattenuating nodules in the spleen with delayed enhancement. However, solitary littoral cell angiomas have not been well described. We present the CT features of an unusual littoral cell angioma mimicking hepatic tumor.

Keywords: Vascular tumor; diagnostic imaging; liver; pathology; spleen.

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  • Case Reports