Asymptomatic multinodular splenoma (splenic hamartoma) in a child with sickle cell anemia

Abstract

Narcisse Elenga,1 Sylvain Labbé,2 Nicolas Leduc,2 Anicet Sika,1 Emma Cuadro,1 Laurence Long,1 Falucar Njuieyon,1 Rémi Kom-Tchameni,1 Thierry Basset1 1Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Medicine and Surgery, 2Pathological Anatomy Department, Cayenne Hospital, Cayenne Cedex, French Guiana Abstract: Splenoma is a rare and benign malformation usually fortuitously diagnosed during imaging, surgery or, unfortunately, at autopsy. Although splenoma was first described in 1861, its association with hematological pathology is a very unusual condition in children. We report the case of an asymptomatic splenoma in an 8-year-old boy with sickle cell anemia, whose diagnosis was confirmed after conventional splenectomy. Keywords: multinodular splenoma, child, sickle cell anemia, conventional splenectomy

Keywords

• multinodular splenoma
• child
• sickle cell anemia
• conventional splenectomy