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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation of the spleen: unusual case presentation in an intravenous drug user.

Carlos Sánchez Belmar, Alexandra White, Mudassar Majeed, Henry Paul Redmond

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2020. 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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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carlos Sánchez BelmarDepartment of General Surgery, Mallow General Hospital, Mallow, Ireland.
Alexandra WhiteDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland ali_white5@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4837-7128
Mudassar MajeedDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Cork University Hospital Group, Cork, Ireland.
Henry Paul RedmondDepartment of General Surgery, Cork University Hospital Group, Cork, Ireland.
Cork University Hospital · IEMallow General Hospital · IEUniversity Hospital Galway · IE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An unusual presentation of sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation in a 42-year-old man who was admitted with jaundice, deranged liver function tests and subsequently diagnosed with acute hepatitis C infection in the context of recent intravenous drug use. During his admission, he had an ultrasound of the abdomen followed by a CT thorax, abdomen and pelvis which showed splenomegaly and a large splenic lower pole mass that was hypoechoic and concerning for lymphoma. A bone marrow biopsy showed no evidence of lymphoma and an ultrasound-guided biopsy of the splenic mass suggested unusual features with vascular proliferation, either neoplastic or reactive, with no evidence of lymphoma or high-grade sarcoma. Given the concern for malignancy, an open splenectomy was required to determine the nature of the lesion with histologic findings consistent with a non-neoplastic benign vascular lesion favouring sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation.

Indexed as

AdultAngiomatosisHumansMaleSclerosisSpleenSplenic DiseasesSubstance Abuse, Intravenousgeneral surgeryhepatitis Cliver disease

Identifiers

PMID32565440
PMCPMC7307553
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