Vol. 28 No. 4 (2015), Artykuły
Vol. 28 No. 4 (2015)

Littoral cell angioma mimicking metastatic tumors

Artykuły
Published 2015-12-30
Justyna Szumilo
Chair and Department of Clinical Pathology, Medical University of Lublin, 8b Jaczewskiego, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Anna Ostrowska
Chair and Department of Clinical Pathology, Medical University of Lublin, 8b Jaczewskiego, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Malgorzata Zdunek
Chair and Department of Clinical Pathology, Medical University of Lublin, 8b Jaczewskiego, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Slawomir Rudzki
Chair and Department of General and Transplant Surgery and Nutritional Treatment, Medical University of Lublin, 8 Jaczewskiego, 20-954 Lublin, Poland
Tomasz Chroscicki
Chair and Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 4 Jaczewskiego, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Elzbieta Czekajska-Chehab
1st Department of Radiology, Medical University of Lublin, 8 Jaczewskiego, 20-954 Lublin, Poland
Franciszek Burdan
Chair and Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 4 Jaczewskiego, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
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Keywords

littoral cell angioma
spleen
splenic tumor
splenic metastasis

Abstract

Littoral cell angioma is a rare primary, vascular tumor thought to originate from the endothelial cells lining the sinuses of the splenic red pulp (the “littoral cells”). It is a benign, usually asymptomatic lesion diagnosed incidentally. Ultrasound and tomography appearance is not characteristic and histopathological examination is required. This work provides a case-study of littoral cell angioma which was seen in a 55-year-old female who complained of non-specific upper abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed multiple hypo-attenuated splenic lesions suggestive for metastasis. A splenectomy was performed and routine microscopic examination supported by immunohistochemistry reactions with CD68, CD34 and CD31 showed littoral cell angioma.

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