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The evaluation of splenomegaly in a patient with a consumptive coagulopathy included a liver-spleen scan, an abdominal sonogram, and an abdominal computed tomographic scan, which demonstrated an enlarged spleen with a diffuse parenchymal textural abnormality. A diffuse hemangiomatous pattern was present on splenic angiography. A splenectomy was performed and splenic hemangiomatosis was confirmed. The radiographic findings in this rare entity are presented and discussed.
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Rose, S.C., Kumpe, D.A. & Manco-Johnson, M.L. Radiographic appearance of diffuse splenic hemangiomatosis. Gastrointest Radiol 11, 342–345 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02035105
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02035105