Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation of the spleen: A case report and literature review

BACKGROUNDSclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) is a rare disease of the spleen.It has unique pathological features and mimics splenic tumor on radiological imaging. CASE SUMMARYA 47-year-old woman was incidentally found to have a splenic mass on abdominal ultrasound.She had a 10-cm postoperative scar in the lower abdomen due to previous cesarean sections.The patient had a past history of anemia of unknown etiology for 20 years.The patient underwent laparoscopic splenectomy.The postoperative course was uneventful, with a hospital stay of 7 d.The histopathological examination of the spleen revealed SANT.At the 6-mo followup, the patient remained disease-free. CONCLUSIONSANT is a rare benign disease mimicking a malignant tumor.A definitive diagnosis can be made only on histopathology.