Abdominal splenosis: An often underdiagnosed entity
| Autor: | P. Bello-Arqués, Jose Vercher-Conejero, J.L. Loaiza-Góngora, M. Falgas-Lacueva, C. Ruiz-Llorca, I. Hervás-Benito, R. Pérez-Velasco, L. Pelegrí-Martinez, A. Mateo-Navarro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Abdominal pain medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Immunology Splenectomy Endometriosis medicine.disease Malignancy Autotransplantation Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Abdominal trauma Ruptured spleen Immunology and Allergy Medicine Abdomen Radiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear (English Edition). 30:97-100 |
| ISSN: | 1578-200X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1578-200x(11)70013-4 |
| Popis: | Splenosis is defined as the heterotopic autotransplantation of splenic tissue because of a ruptured spleen due to trauma or surgery. It is a benign and incidental finding, although imaging tests may sometimes orient toward malignancy simulating renal tumors, abdominal lymphomas, endometriosis, among other. We report the case of a 42-year old male in whom a MRI was performed after a study due to abdominal pain. Multiple enlarged lymph nodes were observed in the abdomen, suggestive of lymphoproliferative disease. As an important background, splenectomy was carried out due to abdominal trauma at age 9. After several studies, it was decided to perform a (99m)Tc-labeled heat-damaged red blood cell scintigraphy that showed multiple pathological deposits distributed throughout the abdomen, and even the pelvis, being consistent with splenosis. |
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