Littoral cell angioma mimicking hepatic tumor
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Littoral cell angioma mimicking hepatic tumor
Littoral cell angioma is a rare vascular tumor of the spleen that was described by Falk et al. in 1991. Because of the limited number, untypical imaging manifestations, and lack of knowledge on this tumor type, these tumors are often misdiagnosed. In most cases, the tumor presents with multiple small hypoattenuating nodules in the spleen with delayed enhancement. However, solitary littoral cell...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Radiologica Short Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2047-9816
DOI: 10.1258/arsr.2012.120031