Littoral cell angioma (LCA) associated with liver cirrhosis

Yonsei Med J. 2005 Feb 28;46(1):184-8. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2005.46.1.184.

Abstract

A littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a rare benign vascular tumor of the spleen. A 60-year-old man, with multiple nodules in imaging study and liver cirrhosis graded as Child-Pugh classification class A, was transferred for splenomegaly. A thrombocytopenia was found on hematological evaluation. Because there was no evidence of hematological and visceral malignancy, a splenectomy was performed for a definitive diagnosis. The histological and immunohistochemical features of the splenic specimens were consistent with a LCA. After the splenectomy, the thrombocytopenia recovered to the normal platelet count. There has been no previous report of a LCA combined with liver cirrhosis. Herein, the first case of a LCA in Korea, diagnosed and treated by a splenectomy, is reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Hemangioma / complications*
  • Hemangioma / pathology
  • Hemangioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Splenectomy
  • Splenic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Splenic Neoplasms / surgery