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Case Reports
. 2014 Jun 10;2014(6):rju060.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rju060.

Chronic spontaneous idiopathic spleen hematoma presenting as a large cystic tumor: a case report with review of the literature

Dany Barrak  1 , Elie P Ramly  2 , Elie Chouillard  2 , Mansour Khoury  3
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Case Reports

Chronic spontaneous idiopathic spleen hematoma presenting as a large cystic tumor: a case report with review of the literature

Dany Barrak et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Spontaneous idiopathic splenic hematomas occur very rare. Hematomas of the spleen are usually associated with trauma, or infectious, neoplastic, or hematologic diseases. They present a diagnostic challenge as they can be easily confused with other more common entities. We report a case of atraumatic idiopathic splenic hematoma in a patient with no underlying systemic or local disease and discuss the approach to diagnosis and treatment.

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast, showing the 16 cm splenic cyst with partially calcified rim. (a) Coronal view, (b) saggital view, (c) cross-sectional view.
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