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| Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation: A case report |
| Kunihiro Shinjo1, Koichi Sato1, Hiroshi Maekawa1, Mutsumi Sakurada1, Hajime Orita1, Tomoaki Ito1, Masayuki Saita1, Sei Matsumori1, Yoshihiro Komatsu1, Miki Yamano2 |
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1Department of Surgery, Juntendo Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University School of medicine, Izunokuni, Shizuoka, Japan.
2Department of Pathology, Juntendo Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University School of medicine, Izunokuni, Shizuoka, Japan. |
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doi:10.5348/ijcri-2012-06-135-CR-8
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Address correspondence to: Kunihiro Shinjo, MD, Ph.D. Department of Surgery, Juntendo Shizuoka Hospital Juntendo University School of medicine 1129 Nagaoka, Izunokuni-shi, Shizuoka Japan - 410-2295 Phone: 81-55-948-3111 Fax: 81 -55-946-0514 Email: old113@yahoo.co.jp |
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| Shinjo K, Sato K, Maekawa H, Sakurada M, Orita H, Ito T, Saita M, Matsumori S, Komatsu Y, Yamano M. Laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation: A case report. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2012;3(6):34–37. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) is a rare benign and proliferative vascular lesion arising within the red pulp of the spleen. The lesion is often identified incidentally on imaging and the diagnosis is confirmed on pathologic assessment of the resected spleen. The lesion can be cured by splenectomy. Until now, little has been published on the laparoscopic approach for treatment of SANT.
Case Report: A 5-cm splenic tumor was discovered during a routine examination of an asymptomatic 38-year-old man. We were initially suspicious of fibrous hamartoma, but could not rule out malignancy. Consequently, laparoscopic splenectomy was performed, and histopathological findings showed that the tumor was a sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation. Conclusion: We report a rare case of sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation, completely resected by laparoscopy. In such cases, laparoscopic splenectomy seems to be a feasible, safe, and effective treatment. | |
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Key Words:
Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation, SANT, Laparoscopic splenectomy
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Author Contributions:
Kunihiro Shinjo - Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Koichi Sato - Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Final approval of the version to be published Hiroshi Maekawa - Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Final approval of the version to be published Mutsumi Sakurada - Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Hajime Orita - Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Tomoaki ito - Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Masayuki Saita - Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Sei Matsumori - Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Yoshihiro Komatsu - Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Miki Yamano - Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission:
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest:
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright:
© Kunihiro Shinjo et al. 2012; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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