Identification of secondary splenic lymphoma with contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the pediatric population. A case report

Abstract

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound scan (CEUS) is the application of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) to traditional ultrasound. Our aim is to report the use of CEUS for a prompt assessment of a suspected secondary splenic lymphoma in a child, which, in our experience, has allowed an accurate description of the parenchymal perfusion and vascularization pattern, leading to a confident diagnosis. We suggest that CEUS will replace Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or Computed tomography (CT) as standard imaging option for differential diagnosis of spleen lesions in pediatric population. As a result this will lead to decreasing the overall use of ionizing radiation and reducing the time interval to a certain diagnosis.

Keywords

• Secondary splenic lymphoma
• Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
• CEUS- Malignant Solid Lesion
• Spleen
• non-Hodgkin's lymphoma