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. 2015 Jul 14;33(4):294-295.
doi: 10.5152/UCD.2015.3048. eCollection 2017.

Splenic hamartoma is a rare cause of abdominal pain: Case report and literature review

Tevfik Eker  1 , Akın Fırat Kocaay  1 , Yusuf Sevim  2 , Atıl Çakmak  1
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Splenic hamartoma is a rare cause of abdominal pain: Case report and literature review

Tevfik Eker et al. Turk J Surg. .

Abstract

Hamartoma is a rare benign tumor of the spleen. It is often asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally. In this study, we report the case of a 51-year-old female patient who was admitted to our department for intermittent epigastric pain since the last 6 months and left upper quadrant fullness. She was diagnosed with splenic hamartoma histopathologically after splenectomy. Although splenic hamartoma is very rare, it must be included in the differential diagnosis of splenic mass-forming lesions.

Keywords: Splenic mass; hamartoma; splenectomy.

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Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

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Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan showing a solid mass (7 cm in diameter) in the center of the spleen
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