Cases Journal


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Littoral cell angioma, a rare cause of long standing anaemia: a case report

Danai Chourmouzi1*, Elsa Psoma1 and Antonios Drevelegas2

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Interbalcan Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece

2 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Ahepa University Hospital, Thessaloniki Greece

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Cases Journal 2009, 2:9115 doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-9115

Published: 30 November 2009

Abstract

Littoral cell angioma is a rare primary splenic tumor that is difficult to differentiate preoperatively from other benign and malignant splenic lesions. We report a case of littoral cell angioma of the spleen in a 51-year-old woman that presented with long standing anaemia.