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Splenic hemangioma

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

CT scan for late follow up after colonic cancer treatment.

Patient Data

Age: 85 years
Gender: Female
ct

Splenic nodule with 31,4 mm showing small calcifications and slow progressive contrast enhancement that tends to homogenize on the delayed acquisition.

  • Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

Case Discussion

This splenic nodule is stable since the beginning of colon cancer follow-up (not shown here). Its CT characteristics are favorable for a splenic hemangioma

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