@article{ajmcr20221057,
author={{Arcerito, Massimo and Shlopov, Boris V and Canseco, Rafael and Takei, Thomas H},
title={Robotic Splenectomy for Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation},
journal={American Journal of Medical Case Reports},
volume={10},
number={5},
pages={146--152},
year={2022},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/10/5/7},
issn={2374-216X},
abstract={Splenic masses represent a clinical challenge when encountered by health care providers. These lesions must be excised completely and assessed histologically to differentiate benign and malignant diseases. Biopsy mass bleeding and false negative results are common. We report a 59 year old woman with no previous cancer history, with an incidental splenic mass found by abdominal ultrasound for left abdominal pain. Computer tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging identified a solid nodular splenic lesion lacking definitive criteria for benign or malignant disease. Furthermore, liver/spleen scan ruled out hemangioma. After discussing the patient at tumor board, a robotic splenectomy was performed. The patient was discharged home 20 hours postoperatively. Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation (SANT) was confirmed by histology and immunohistochemistry. Imaging modalities are not helpful to clinch the diagnosis, leaving minimally invasive splenectomy and pathology to treat and assess this very rare splenic disease.},
doi={10.12691/ajmcr-10-5-7}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}