SANT, an Incidentaloma: Case Report and Literature Review

Authors

  • Rita Pinheiro Duque General Surgery Department, ULS Médio Ave, Famalicão, Portugal https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0789-5156
  • Bárbara Freire General Surgery Department, ULS Médio Ave, Famalicão, Portugal
  • Carlos Macedo Oliveira General Surgery Department, ULS Médio Ave, Famalicão, Portugal
  • Sara Guedes General Surgery Department, ULS Médio Ave, Famalicão, Portugal
  • Nuno Santos General Surgery Department, ULS Médio Ave, Famalicão, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34635/rpc.1050

Keywords:

Spleen, Splenectomy, Splenic Diseases/surgery

Abstract

This case report tells the story of a 65-year-old asymptomatic woman in whom an incidentaloma of the medial portion of the spleen was identified during a urinary imaging examination. After a targeted study, the most likely diagnostic hypothesis was a sclerosing angiomatous nodular transformation of the spleen (SANT). This was confirmed by histological examination, after the patient had undergone a laparoscopic splenectomy. In this article we also briefly review the existing literature on this topic.

In this article we also briefly review the existing literature on this topic.

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2025-06-09

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