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Hamartomas of the Spleen
Leon Morgenstern, MD;
Leo McCafferty, MD;
James Rosenberg;
Stephen L. Michel, MD
Arch Surg. 1984;119(11):1291-1293.
Abstract
• A study of 12 cases of splenic hamartomas, rare benign lesions of the spleen, included one case of spontaneous rupture of a hamartoma that required emergency operation and two cases of hamartomatosis with splenomegaly. An increased incidence of accessory spleens was also noted. Therefore, although rarely symptomatic, hamartomas may occasionally be of clinical importance. Surgeons should be aware of these lesions in the differential diagnosis of splenic tumors that appear as filling defects on scintiscan or as splenic masses on abdominal exploration. Since it may also be a source of spontaneous splenic rupture, it should be considered as one of the rare causes of such an occurrence.
(Arch Surg 1984;119:1291-1293)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 18, 1984.
Read before the Annual Meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, Calif, Jan 27, 1984.
Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, PO Box 48750, Los Angeles, CA 90048 (Dr Morgenstern).
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