Abstract
Background. There is a rare association between splenic hamartomas and hematological abnormalities with, to our knowledge, only 24 reported cases in the English literature.¶Patients and methods. We report a case of a splenic hamartoma in a 14-year-old boy associated with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, multiple lobular capillary hemangiomas of the skin, hypertension, and anemia. Following imaging with ultrasonography, MRI, and nuclear scans, a hamartoma was suspected, but malignancy could not be excluded. The lesion was removed by partial splenectomy, and pathological examination confirmed the presence of a red pulp splenic hamartoma.¶Results. The renal, hematological, and dermatological abnormalities resolved following removal of the splenic hamartoma. This is the first reported case of a splenic hamartoma associated with renal, cutaneous, and hematological abnormalities and only the second reported case of a symptomatic splenic hamartoma treated by partial splenectomy.
Similar content being viewed by others
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Received: 4 May 1999/Accepted: 19 September 2000
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Kassarjian, A., Patenaude, Y., Bernard, C. et al. Symptomatic splenic hamartoma with renal, cutaneous, and hematological abnormalities. Pediatric Radiology 31, 111–114 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470000382
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470000382