Year 2025 / Volume 117 / Number 4
Letter
Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) of the spleen can be safely diagnosed by a core percutaneous ultrasound-guided biopsy

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2024.10373/2024

Mariano Gómez Rubio, Pierina Monasterios Maestra, Francisca Inmaculada Camacho Castañeda, Guillermo Castillo-López, Francisco Javier Esteban, Lucía Phares, Sergio Sevilla,

Abstract
Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) is a rare benign lesion of the spleen. SANT cannot be distinguished from other benign or malignant splenic tumors based on imaging findings. So, diagnosis relies on histopathologic examination. Although splenectomy is frequently considered as an option, core needle biopsy tissue analysis is safe and accurate to avoid surgery.
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Gómez Rubio M, Monasterios Maestra P, Camacho Castañeda F, Castillo-López G, Esteban F, Phares L, et all. Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) of the spleen can be safely diagnosed by a core percutaneous ultrasound-guided biopsy. 10373/2024


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Publication history

Received: 28/02/2024

Accepted: 25/03/2024

Online First: 09/04/2024

Published: 03/04/2025

Article Online First time: 41 days

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