Thoracic Splenosis: A Case Report and Noninvasive Diagnosis.
- Author:
Min Woo PARK
1
;
Sanghyeok LIM
;
Ju Ok NA
;
Jiwon LYU
Author Information
1. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. ljagnes@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Splenosis;
Splenectomy;
Radionuclide imaging
- MeSH:
Autografts;
Diagnosis*;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Humans;
Lung;
Radionuclide Imaging;
Splenectomy;
Splenosis*;
Thoracotomy;
Thorax
- From:Soonchunhyang Medical Science
2014;20(2):149-151
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Thoracic splenosis is an autotransplantation of splenic tissue to thorax resulting from splenic and diaphragmatic injury. Thoracic splenosis is usually discovered incidentally on routine thoracic imaging as single or multiple left-sided pleural-based masses without symptoms. Traditionally, patients often undergo an invasive diagnostic procedures including thoracotomy to acquire tissue samples in order to exclude other causes of lung mass. The combination of imaging findings and clinical history make it avoid unnecessary invasive diagnostic procedure to confirm. Therefore, thoracic splenosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of asymptomatic patients with multiple, left-sided pleural-based nodules and previous history of thoracoabdominal injury and splenectomy. Here we report a case of thoracic splenosis diagnosed without invasive procedure.
