Splenic Haemangioendothelioma in an Infant
Published: April 1, 2020 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2020/43257.13610
Amit Kumar, Sambedna, Rashi, Amit Kumar Sinha, Bindey Kumar
1. Senior Resident, Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
5. Professor and Head, Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Correspondence
Sambedna,
Pitrichhaya, Arpana Bank Colony, Ramjaipal Road, Baily Road, Danapur, Patna, Bihar, India.
E-mail: sambedna29@gmail.com
Primary Haemangioendothelioma (HE) of spleen is a rare vascular tumour. These tumours have intermediate biologic behaviour between haemangioma and angiosarcoma. So far, few cases have been reported in literature and most of them are in adults or adolescents. Here the present authors report a 6-month-old infant who presented with mass per abdomen. Contrast Enhanced Computerised Tomography (CECT) abdomen revealed a splenic mass which was treated by partial splenectomy. Histopathology confirmed it to be haemangioendothelioma of spleen.
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