2.Multifocal Peritoneal Splenosis in Tc-99m-Labeled Heat-Denatured Red Blood Cell Scintigraphy.
Minki YOON ; Kyung Hoon HWANG ; Wonsick CHOE
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2006;40(3):190-191
A 44-year-old man with a past medical history of splenectomy came to hospital because of epigastric pain. Abdominopelvic computed tomography(CT) showed a soft tissue mass and multifocal variable-sized nodules as well as findings suggestive of cholecystitis. Subsequently, he underwent Tc-99m-labeled heat-denatured red blood cell(RBC) scintigraphy to evaluate the mass and nodules. The scintigraphy confirmed multifocal peritoneal splenosis in the abdominopelvic cavity.
Adult
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Cholecystitis
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Erythrocytes*
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Humans
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Radionuclide Imaging*
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Spleen
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Splenectomy
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Splenosis*
3.A case of pelvic splenosis after splenectomy: A cause of pelvic pain.
Jeong Kyu HOH ; Kyung Tai KIM ; Sam Hyun CHO ; Yoon Young HWANG
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2005;48(12):3004-3008
Splenosis represents the autotransplantation of splenic tissue, after splenic trauma or surgery. These splenic implants may be located anywhere in the abdominal cavity. These implants may misinterpreted as endometriosis or malignancy. We present a case of multiple pelvic splenic implants after a splenectomy.
Abdominal Cavity
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Autografts
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Endometriosis
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Female
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Pelvic Pain*
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Splenectomy*
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Splenosis*
4.Laparoscopic management of pelvic splenosis.
Sue Yeon PARK ; Ji Ye KIM ; Jung Hun LEE ; Joong Sub CHOI ; Jung Hwa KO ; Seon Hye PARK
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science 2014;57(1):89-91
Splenosis is defined as heterotopic autotransplantation of spleen tissue following traumatic rupture of the spleen, or surgery. It is a benign disease that is generally without any symptoms and is discovered incidentally. Surgical intervention is recommended if symptoms are present. We report the successful laparoscopic management of a 49-year-old Korean woman with splenosis-associated symptoms who had undergone splenectomy.
Autografts
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Female
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Humans
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Laparoscopy
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Middle Aged
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Rupture
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Spleen
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Splenectomy
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Splenosis*
5.Thoracic Splenosis: A Case Report and Noninvasive Diagnosis.
Min Woo PARK ; Sanghyeok LIM ; Ju Ok NA ; Jiwon LYU
Soonchunhyang Medical Science 2014;20(2):149-151
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.
Autografts
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Diagnosis*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Lung
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Splenectomy
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Splenosis*
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Thoracotomy
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Thorax
6.Subepithelial Lesion of the Gastric Fundus Caused by an Accessory Spleen.
Myoung Ok PARK ; Sung Won LEE ; Hee Jung KIM ; Dae Hee CHOI ; Sung Chul PARK ; Sung Joon LEE ; Chang Don KANG
Korean Journal of Medicine 2012;82(2):208-211
When a submucosal lesion is discovered at the gastric fundus by gastroscopy, it may be difficult to distinguish a gastric external compression from a true submucosal tumor (SMT). The stomach is a hollow organ centrally placed in the upper abdomen, and it is possible to have a protruding external compression at the fundus, particularly from an enlarged spleen or splenic artery. An accessory spleen or splenosis is not a very unusual finding but may rarely produce such external compression at the gastric fundus. We experienced a case of an accessory spleen mimicking a gastric SMT diagnosed through a gastroscopy after a splenectomy.
Abdomen
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Gastric Fundus
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Gastroscopy
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Spleen
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Splenectomy
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Splenic Artery
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Splenomegaly
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Splenosis
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Stomach
7.Case of Colonic Polyps with Abdominal Splenosis Mimicking Carcinomatosis.
Soo Jin CHUNG ; Jae Hoon JAHNG ; Hee Sun MUN ; Yoon Ah PARK ; Woo Hee JUNG ; Jeong Sik YU ; Hyojin PARK
Korean Journal of Medicine 2008;75(5):574-576
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.
Abdominal Cavity
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Carcinoma
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Colon
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Colonic Neoplasms
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Colonic Polyps
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Humans
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Polyps
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Splenectomy
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Splenosis
8.Combined Intrathoracic and Intraperitoneal Splenosis after Splenic Injury: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Chansoo MOON ; Yun Jung CHOI ; Eun Young KIM ; In Sun LEE ; Sae Byol KIM ; Sung Mo JUNG ; Se Kyu KIM ; Joon CHANG ; Ji Ye JUNG
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2013;74(3):134-139
Splenosis is defined as an autotransplantation of the splenic tissue after splenic rupture or splenectomy, and occurs most frequently in the peritoneal cavity. Splenosis is usually asymptomatic and is found incidentally. We report a case of combined intrathoracic and intraperitoneal splenosis in a 54-year-old male who worked as a miner for 10 years in his twenties, and was a current smoker. He was referred to our hospital for further evaluation of an incidental left diaphragmatic mass. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography and bronchoscopy were performed to evaluate the possibility of malignancy. There was no evidence of malignancy, but the spleen was not visualized. Reviewing his medical history revealed previous splenectomy, following a dynamite explosion injury. Therefore, splenosis was suspected and technetium-99m-labeled heat-damaged red blood cell scan confirmed the diagnosis. Radionuclide imaging is a useful diagnostic tool for splenosis, which could avoid unnecessary invasive procedures.
Bronchoscopy
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Electrons
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Erythrocytes
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Explosions
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Humans
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Male
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Nitroglycerin
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Peritoneal Cavity
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Spleen
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Splenectomy
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Splenic Rupture
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Splenosis
9.Splenosis Mimicking Carcinomatosis Peritonei in Advanced Gastric Cancer.
Seung Wan RYU ; In Ho KIM ; Soo Sang SOHN
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 2005;68(1):61-64
Splenosis is the autotransplantation of fragmented splenic tissue that occurs as a result of traumatic splenic rupture or a routine splenectomy. Generally, splenic implants are numerous and located within the peritoneal cavity; peritoneum, omentum and abdominal viscera, and occasionally on extra-abdominal surfaces. Splenic implants are rarely clinically significant and are incidental found during an abdominal operation, but occasionally mimics primary or metastatic tumors, as seen on radiological studies. Herein, the case of a patient in whom multiple abdominal masses were identified as splenosis, but the initial radiographic finding was that of carcinomatosis peritonei.
Autografts
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Carcinoma*
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Humans
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Omentum
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Peritoneal Cavity
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Peritoneum
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Splenectomy
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Splenic Rupture
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Splenosis*
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Stomach Neoplasms*
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Viscera
10.Multiple splenosis of the mediastinum: a case report.
Xiang-hua YI ; Jing-yu LAI ; Yun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Pathology 2005;34(9):606-606
Abdominal Injuries
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complications
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Accidents, Traffic
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Humans
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Male
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Mediastinum
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Middle Aged
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Splenosis
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etiology
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pathology
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surgery
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Thoracotomy