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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Aug 2021
Case ReportsLittoral Cell Angioma of the Spleen presenting with Thrombocytosis and Splenic Infarct.
- Nazmi Ozer and Alper Sozutek.
- Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
- J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2021 Aug 1; 31 (8): 986-988.
AbstractLittoral cell angioma is a non-hematologic vascular neoplasm originating from littoral cells lining the splenic red pulp. The diagnosis is usually made incidentally in splenectomy materials. It is often associated with anemia and thrombocytopenia, indicative of hypersplenism. We, herein present a case of symptomatic littoral cell angioma in a 32-year female, presumed to be accompanied by a hematologic malignancy manifesting with splenic infarct and thrombocytosis. Key Words: Littoral cell angioma, Splenic infarct, Thrombocytosis.
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