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ABDOMEN / Spleen 60 / F, Abnormal findings on gastroscopy
Number of Applicants : 18
| About Author | |
| Authors | Sang Won Kim |
| Institution | Kyung Hee Univ. Hospital at Gangdong |
| rad2000@daum.net | |
| About Case | |||
| Chief complaint or Title |
Abnormal findings on gastroscopy | ||
| Age | 60 | Sex | F |
| Difficulty | For resident, For specialist | ||
| Modality | CT, MR | ||
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| Questions | ||
| What's your diagnosis? |
| Answer | |||
| Diagnosis | Splenic hemangioma | ||
| Comments | •The most common
primary benign tumor of the spleen
•Pathology:
endothelium-lined vascular channels filled with blood
•MRI
–Hypointense to spleen on T1WI
–Hyperintense to spleen on T2WI
–Early nodular centripetal E & uniform enhancement at
delayed imaging
*This case is an exophytic-growing mass from the spleen. The clue for determining organ of origin is to detect vessels traversing through the spleen to the mass on arterial phase. |
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| References | Radiographics 2005;25:967-82 | ||
| Keywords | spleen, hemangioma | ||
| Attachment File |  op.jpg |
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Number of Applicants : 18
| Correct Answer | 2 |
| 군의관 | 김동환 |
| 고대구로병원 | 김정우 |