Case of Colonic Polyps with Abdominal Splenosis Mimicking Carcinomatosis.
- Author:
Soo Jin CHUNG
1
;
Jae Hoon JAHNG
;
Hee Sun MUN
;
Yoon Ah PARK
;
Woo Hee JUNG
;
Jeong Sik YU
;
Hyojin PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hjpark21@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Colonic Polyps;
Splenosis
- MeSH:
Abdominal Cavity;
Carcinoma;
Colon;
Colonic Neoplasms;
Colonic Polyps;
Humans;
Polyps;
Splenectomy;
Splenosis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2008;75(5):574-576
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Splenosis is an ectopic implantation of splenic tissue after splenic injury or splenectomy. These splenic implants may be located throughout the abdominal cavity and may be misdiagnosed as a malignancy or tumorous condition. Here, we report a case of splenosis that was initially diagnosed as carcinomatosis from colon cancer in a patient with colon polyps that had undergone explo-laparotomy.
