Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen: A Diagnostic Conundrum
A splenic lesion often represents a diagnostic challenge due to relative scarcity and the broad differential diagnosis. Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation (SANT) of the spleen is usually encountered only incidentally. Although benign, patients with SANT often receive splenectomy, due to i...
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| author | Sander Van den Eede Nick Van de Voorde Filip Vanhoenacker Bart Op de Beeck |
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| description | A splenic lesion often represents a diagnostic challenge due to relative scarcity and the broad differential diagnosis. Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation (SANT) of the spleen is usually encountered only incidentally. Although benign, patients with SANT often receive splenectomy, due to its rarity, diagnostic uncertainty and sometimes intimidating imaging morphology and size. Imaging features on computed tomography, magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography have a high diagnostic value for SANT and help differentiate this entity from other splenic lesions. When the imaging parameters are matched with core needle biopsy tissue analysis, further watchful waiting can be recommended in order to avoid splenectomy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-090ad4c8ee3a460cbb0b056e09d46d762022-12-22T02:53:01ZengUbiquity PressJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology2514-82812022-04-01106110.5334/jbsr.26891448Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen: A Diagnostic ConundrumSander Van den Eede0Nick Van de Voorde1Filip Vanhoenacker2Bart Op de Beeck3University of AntwerpAntwerp University Hospital and Antwerp University, EdegemAZ Sint-Maarten, Mechelen; AZ Sint-Maarten and University (Hospital) Antwerp/GhentAntwerp University Hospital and Antwerp University, EdegemA splenic lesion often represents a diagnostic challenge due to relative scarcity and the broad differential diagnosis. Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation (SANT) of the spleen is usually encountered only incidentally. Although benign, patients with SANT often receive splenectomy, due to its rarity, diagnostic uncertainty and sometimes intimidating imaging morphology and size. Imaging features on computed tomography, magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography have a high diagnostic value for SANT and help differentiate this entity from other splenic lesions. When the imaging parameters are matched with core needle biopsy tissue analysis, further watchful waiting can be recommended in order to avoid splenectomy.https://www.jbsr.be/articles/2689sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformationsplenic lesionsmultimodality imagingimage guided biopsysplenectomy |
| spellingShingle | Sander Van den Eede Nick Van de Voorde Filip Vanhoenacker Bart Op de Beeck Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen: A Diagnostic Conundrum Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation splenic lesions multimodality imaging image guided biopsy splenectomy |
| title | Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen: A Diagnostic Conundrum |
| title_full | Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen: A Diagnostic Conundrum |
| title_fullStr | Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen: A Diagnostic Conundrum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen: A Diagnostic Conundrum |
| title_short | Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen: A Diagnostic Conundrum |
| title_sort | sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation of the spleen a diagnostic conundrum |
| topic | sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation splenic lesions multimodality imaging image guided biopsy splenectomy |
| url | https://www.jbsr.be/articles/2689 |
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