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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2019

Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation of the spleen: case report of a metastatic carcinoma-simulating disorder.

João L Pinheiro, Sara Catarino, Liliana Duarte, Marta Ferreira, Rosa Simão, Luís F Pinheiro, Carlos Casimiro

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

João L PinheiroGeneral Surgery Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Centre, Av. Rei Dom Duarte, Viseu, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1942-8512
Sara CatarinoGeneral Surgery Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Centre, Av. Rei Dom Duarte, Viseu, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9473-1204
Liliana DuarteGeneral Surgery Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Centre, Av. Rei Dom Duarte, Viseu, Portugal.
Marta FerreiraGeneral Surgery Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Centre, Av. Rei Dom Duarte, Viseu, Portugal.
Rosa SimãoGeneral Surgery Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Centre, Av. Rei Dom Duarte, Viseu, Portugal.
Luís F PinheiroGeneral Surgery Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Centre, Av. Rei Dom Duarte, Viseu, Portugal.
Carlos CasimiroGeneral Surgery Department, Tondela-Viseu Hospital Centre, Av. Rei Dom Duarte, Viseu, Portugal.
Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu · PTUniversity of Beira Interior · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) is a rare nonneoplastic splenic disorder of unknown etiopathogenesis. This condition is usually found incidentally on imaging studies. Because of its similar features, SANT can wrongly be described as metastatic carcinoma. A 61-year-old Caucasian male was referred to our general surgery outpatient clinic regarding unusual splenic nodular formations in a routine abdominal ultrasound. All diagnostic exams performed confirmed metastatic splenic lesions, but no primary tumor was found. A laparoscopic splenectomy was performed for diagnostic purposes. Histopathology revealed SANT. Benign tumors of the spleen are uncommon entities and can easily be mistaken by malignant secondary lesions. The differential diagnosis of SANT should include other vascular lesions as well as metastatic carcinoma and inflammatory pseudotumor. It is widely recommended that a splenectomy should be performed because only by histopathology and immunohistochemistry staining, the definitive diagnosis of SANT can be made.

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