Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2005; 11(26): 4111-4113
Published online Jul 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i26.4111
Splenic hemangiopericytoma and serosal cavernous hemangiomatosis of the adjacent colon
Tuncay Yilmazlar, Turkay Kirdak, Omer Yerci, Saduman B. Adim, Ozkan Kanat, Osman Manavoglu
Tuncay Yilmazlar, Turkay Kirdak, Department of General Surgery, Uludag University School of Medicine, Gorukle, Bursa 16059, Turkey
Omer Yerci, Saduman B. Adim, Department of Pathology, Uludag University School of Medicine, Gorukle, Bursa 16059, Turkey
Ozkan Kanat, Osman Manavoglu, Department of Medical Oncology, Uludag University School of Medicine, Gorukle, Bursa 16059, Turkey
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Professor Tuncay Yilmazlar, Department of General Surgery, Uludag University School of Medicine, 16059, Gorukle, Bursa 16059, Turkey. tunyil@uludag.edu.tr
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Received: November 8, 2004
Revised: December 15, 2004
Accepted: December 20, 2004
Published online: July 14, 2005
Abstract

A healthy 31-years-old man presented with a three-year history of abdominal discomfort. Radiological examinations revealed multifocal tumoral lesions in the spleen. The patient underwent splenectomy for differantial diagnosis and treatment. During the operation, in addition to the splenic masses, there were also multiple milimetric purpuric-like lesions on the colonic serosal surfaces adjacent to the splenic hilus. One of them was excised. Histologic examination showed hemangiopericytoma of the spleen and cavernous hemangioma of the adjacent colon. This is the first report showing the close association of these two distinct lesions with vascular origin in the literature. Despite not having any apparent evidence, there may be a sequential relationship between the hemangio-pericytoma of the spleen and cavernous hemangiomas.

Keywords: Hemangiopericytoma of the spleen; Cavernous hemangiomatosis