Published online Oct 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i10.894
Peer-review started: April 14, 2015
First decision: June 3, 2015
Revised: June 21, 2015
Accepted: August 4, 2015
Article in press: August 7, 2015
Published online: October 16, 2015
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Primary splenic lesions are rare entities among which littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a recently described, uncommon vascular lesion that is unique to the spleen. It has heretofore been described primarily in pathologic series and has been found mostly to behave as a benign entity. A few reports of malignant variants have been reported. We present a case report of a solitary LCA discovered after splenectomy for an incidentally discovered splenic lesion, along with a literature review.
Core tip: Littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a rare benign vascular lesion of the spleen. LCA can range from no symptoms to a vague set of symptoms such as: abdominal pain, splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, anemia, fever, chills, weakness and fatigue. Diagnosis is made by histopathology after splenectomy.