Presentation
Routine abdomen ultrasound. History of blood transfusion.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Splenic siderotic nodules
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Multiple tiny echogenic foci scattered within the spleen without obvious posterior acoustic shadowing.
Case Discussion
Splenic siderotic nodules, also known as Gamna-Gandy Bodies (GGBs) was first described in a patient with biliary cirrhosis, by French physician, Charles Gandy, in 1905.1 GGBs are few millimeter granuloma like nodules composed of hemosiderin, calcium and fibrous tissue with crystal structure of CaPO4.FeOH.1