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Chronic expanding hematoma of the spleen caused by angiomyolipoma in a patient with tuberous sclerosis

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We report a case of a chronic expanding hematoma caused by an angiomyolipoma of the spleen in a patient diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis in infancy. Computed tomography showed large bilateral renal angiomyolipomas. A splenic mass that increased in size during the follow-up period of 62 months was also noted. A large subcapsular hematoma of the spleen finally developed, and a splenectomy was performed. The splenic mass consisted of a chronic hematoma with prominent granulation tissue, which was considered to be caused by repeated bleeding from a small angiomyolipoma in the spleen.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    Y. Asayama, T. Fukuya, H. Honda, K. Kaneko, T. Kuroiwa, K. Yoshimitsu, H. Irie & K. Masuda

  2. Department of Pathology II, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    J. Shinokuma

  3. Department of Surgery I, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    K. Yamaguchi

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Asayama, Y., Fukuya, T., Honda, H. et al. Chronic expanding hematoma of the spleen caused by angiomyolipoma in a patient with tuberous sclerosis. Abdom Imaging 23, 527–530 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900392

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