Reappraisal of surgical decision-making in patients with splenic sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation: Case series and literature review

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2021; 13(8): 848-858
Published online Aug 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i8.848

Table 3 Indication list of splenectomy proposed for splenic tumors

Imaging features	Rationale for splenectomy
Benign tumor: Cyst; Hemangioma; SANT; other	Symptom-relief
	Probable splenic rupture
	Increasing tumor size or numbers
	Rule out malignancy with atypical image features
	Patient desire
Lymphoma	Symptom-relief
	Treatment for cytopenia without heavy bone marrow infiltration
	Diagnosis for tissue proof to determine the nature of lymphoma
Angiosarcoma	Treatment
Metastasis	Total tumor free
	Debulking after chemotherapy
	Diagnosis and total tumor free for isolated splenic metastasis

SANT: Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation.

Citation: Tseng H, Ho CM, Tien YW. Reappraisal of surgical decision-making in patients with splenic sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation: Case series and literature review. World J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 13(8): 848-858
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v13.i8.848

Tseng H, Ho CM, Tien YW. Reappraisal of surgical decision-making in patients with splenic sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation: Case series and literature review. World J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 13(8): 848-858 [PMID: 34512908 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i8.848]

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