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Gaucher disease of the spleen: CT and MR findings |
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| Authors: | L. W. Poll J.-A. Koch S. vom Dahl M. Sarbia D. Häussinger U. Mödder |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany, DE;(2) Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany, DE;(3) Department of Pathology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany, DE |
| Abstract: | 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. Received: 28 September 1999/Accepted: 20 October 1999 |
| Keywords: | : Gaucher disease— Spleen in Gaucher disease— Splenic nodules— Computed tomography— Magnetic resonance imaging. |
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