We present the gray-scale ultrasonography （GSUS）, power Doppler ultrasonography （PDUS）, abdominal computed tomography （CT）, and magnetic resonance imaging （MRI） findings for a case of splenic hamartoma in a 27...We present the gray-scale ultrasonography （GSUS）, power Doppler ultrasonography （PDUS）, abdominal computed tomography （CT）, and magnetic resonance imaging （MRI） findings for a case of splenic hamartoma in a 27-year-old man, showing a φ 50 mm homogeneous, iso- and hypo-echoic splenic mass with evidence of a small plural cystic lesion. This splenic hamartoma showed increased vascularity on power Doppler sonograms. PDUS showed multiple circular blood flow signals inside the mass （i.e. a basket pattern）, which was consistent with the small plural cystic lesion shown by GSUS. Spectral analysis also confirmed arterial and venous flow. CT scans showed that the mass had lowdensity relative to the normal spleen and MRI showed that the mass was isodense, relative to the normal spleen. Therefore, CT and MRI are not useful for the diagnosis of splenic hamartoma. Ultrasonography can be used to diagnose splenic hamartoma without administration of a contrast matedal and therefore is an indispensable method for the diagnosis of splenic hamartoma.展开更多
文摘We present the gray-scale ultrasonography （GSUS）, power Doppler ultrasonography （PDUS）, abdominal computed tomography （CT）, and magnetic resonance imaging （MRI） findings for a case of splenic hamartoma in a 27-year-old man, showing a φ 50 mm homogeneous, iso- and hypo-echoic splenic mass with evidence of a small plural cystic lesion. This splenic hamartoma showed increased vascularity on power Doppler sonograms. PDUS showed multiple circular blood flow signals inside the mass （i.e. a basket pattern）, which was consistent with the small plural cystic lesion shown by GSUS. Spectral analysis also confirmed arterial and venous flow. CT scans showed that the mass had lowdensity relative to the normal spleen and MRI showed that the mass was isodense, relative to the normal spleen. Therefore, CT and MRI are not useful for the diagnosis of splenic hamartoma. Ultrasonography can be used to diagnose splenic hamartoma without administration of a contrast matedal and therefore is an indispensable method for the diagnosis of splenic hamartoma.
