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Gaucher disease of the spleen: CT and MR findings

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We present a 26-year-old male patient with Gaucher disease who presented with epigastric pain and a palpable mass in the left abdomen. Ultrasound, abdominal computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging showed massive splenomegaly with multiple splenic nodules up to 7 cm in diameter. Splenic nodules should be included in the differential diagnosis of splenic masses. Follow-up is necessary because of the increased incidence of hematologic malignancies in Gaucher disease.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany, DE

    L. W. Poll, J.-A. Koch, S. vom Dahl, M. Sarbia, D. Häussinger & U. Mödder

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Received: 28 September 1999/Accepted: 20 October 1999

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Poll, L., Koch, JA., Dahl, S. et al. Gaucher disease of the spleen: CT and MR findings. Abdom Imaging 25, 286–289 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002610000010

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