Intra-renal splenosis mimicking a solid renal mass
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[Splenosis simulating a renal mass].
OBJECTIVE To report a case of splenosis and to review its diagnosis and treatment in the related literature. METHOD We report the case of an asymptomatic 49-year-old man with splenectomy performed when he was 22. Lumbo-sacral MRI showed a left perirenal mass probably with renal origin. RESULTS CT scan ruled out the renal origin. Due to previous splenectomy, splenosis was suspected. 99mTc-la...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1742-271X,1743-1344
DOI: 10.1177/1742271x17697752