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CT scan with splenomegaly (blue arrow).
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This was confirmed by computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic reasonance imaging (MRI) (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3).
MRI (T1) Angiomas in the accessory spleen. (blue arrow).
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This was confirmed by computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic reasonance imaging (MRI) (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3).
Accessory spleen in the splenic hilum (blue arrow).
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Surgery was uneventful and he was discharged home after five days (Fig. 4, Fig. 5).
Excised spleen with two accessory spleens demonstrating spongy blue subscapular tumours (blue arrows).
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Pathology confirmed a littoral cell angioma of the spleen (Fig. 6, Fig. 7, Fig. 8, Fig. 9) as well as in the two accessory spleens.
Antibody to CD31 decorating the littoral endothelial cells of the angiomas.
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Pathology confirmed a littoral cell angioma of the spleen (Fig. 6, Fig. 7, Fig. 8, Fig. 9) as well as in the two accessory spleens.