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Littoral cell angioma is an extremely rare splenic vascular tumor originating from the cells lining the splenic red pulp sinuses. Approximately 150 cases of littoral cell angioma have been reported since 1991. Its clinical manifestation is usually asymptomatic and is mostly diagnosed as an incidental finding through abdominal imaging. Herein, we present a case of littoral cell angioma in a 41-year-old woman with no previous comorbidities, which initially presented as a nonspecific splenic lesion diagnosed on imaging in the emergency room. The patient was treated through laparoscopic intervention.
Littoral cell angioma of the spleen: case report and literature review
Machado JúniorPAB, PereiraCO, BortoloJL, MartinsALCL, CamposHG, AguiarAJ, PostaiRPTA, et al. Littoral cell angioma of the spleen: case report and literature review. einstein (Sao Paulo). 2024;22:eRC0267. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RC0267
Machado Júnior,Paulo André Bispo; Pereira,Caroline de Oliveira; Bortolo,Julia Letícia de; Martins,Ana Luísa Caetano Lopes; Campos,Helder Groenwold; Aguiar,Alan Junior de; Postai,Rayana Pecharki Teixeira Alves; Wiederkehr,Julio Cesar; Wiederkehr,Henrique de Aguiar. Littoral cell angioma of the spleen: case report and literature review. einstein (Sao Paulo)., v. 22, eRC0267, Jan. 2024. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RC0267
Machado Júnior,P.A.B., Pereira,C.O., Bortolo,J.L. , Martins,A.L.C.L., Campos,H.G., Aguiar,A.J. , Postai,R.P.T.A., Wiederkehr,J.C., & Wiederkehr,H.A. (2024). Littoral cell angioma of the spleen: case report and literature review. einstein (Sao Paulo).,22, eRC0267. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RC0267
Machado Júnior,Paulo André Bispo and Pereira,Caroline de Oliveira and Bortolo,Julia Letícia de and Martins,Ana Luísa Caetano Lopes and Campos,Helder Groenwold and Aguiar,Alan Junior de and Postai,Rayana Pecharki Teixeira Alves and Wiederkehr,Julio Cesar and Wiederkehr,Henrique de Aguiar. Littoral cell angioma of the spleen: case report and literature review. einstein (Sao Paulo). [online]. 2024, vol. 22, [cited 2025-09-05], eRC0267. Available from: <https://journal.einstein.br/article/littoral-cell-angioma-of-the-spleen-case-report-and-literature-review/>. ISSN 1679-4508. https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RC0267