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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2019

Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) of spleen mimicking a splenic abscess: Case report and review of the literature.

Massimo Capaldi, Pietro Fransvea, Gabriele Ricci, Francesca Stella, Silvia Trombetta, Saverio Cerasari, Carlo Cataldi, Sabrina Casale, Pierluigi Marini

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Massimo CapaldiGeneral and Emergency Surgery, St. Camillo Forlanini's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Pietro FransveaGeneral and Emergency Surgery, St. Camillo Forlanini's Hospital, Rome, Italy; Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, St. Andrea's Hospital, Italy. Electronic address: pietro.fransvea@gmail.com.
Gabriele RicciGeneral and Emergency Surgery, St. Camillo Forlanini's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Francesca StellaPathology Unit, St. Camillo Forlanini's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Silvia TrombettaGeneral and Emergency Surgery, St. Camillo Forlanini's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Saverio CerasariGeneral and Emergency Surgery, St. Camillo Forlanini's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Carlo CataldiGeneral and Emergency Surgery, St. Camillo Forlanini's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Sabrina CasaleGeneral and Emergency Surgery, St. Camillo Forlanini's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Pierluigi MariniGeneral and Emergency Surgery, St. Camillo Forlanini's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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Abstract

introductionSANT of the spleen is a benign lesion that does not recur after splenectomy with unknown etiology. PRESENTATION OF THE CASE: We report a case of sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) of the spleen mimicking a splenic abscess in a patient with imaging studies that failed to differentiate this lesion from other splenic lesions. DISCUSSION: SANT of the spleen is a rare condition, with only less than 100 cases reported in the literature. Clinically, SANT is only a kind of described pathological diagnostic conception. As in our case, these splenic lesions are often incidental findings on imaging studies performed for other reasons.

conclusionThe patient was treated with splenectomy, which has proved to be both diagnostic and therapeutic. Although histology can lead to the diagnosis of vascular tumor, immunohistochemistry is the only way to confirm the diagnosis.

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AbscessSANTSpleen

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