Splenic hamartoma: case report and review of literature

摘要

Splenic hamartoma is a benign malformation composed of an anomalous mixture of normal splenic elements. Approximately half of the patients with the tumor are asymptomatic and diagnosed accidentally by autopsy or splenectomy. The tumor-related renal hematological and dermatological abnormalities can be treated by removal of the tumor. Splenic hamartoma which is related to renal diseases including extra-membranous glomerulonephritis, membrano-proliferative glomerulonephritis and renal adenocarcinoma has been reported previously. In December 2002, we treated a patient with splenic hamartoma complicated by renal pelvic stone detected accidentally by ultrasonography.