Splenosis

Splenosis pleurae.

Solitary ovarian splenosis.

This report describes the case of an asymptomatic, solitary splenotic nodule in the right ovary, revealed incidentally at histopathological examination. In gynaecological patients, splenosis most often presents as multiple pelvic nodules mimicking endometriosis. Two cases of ovarian splenosis accompanying pelvic and serosal splenotic nodules have been reported previously. However, this is the f...

Thoracic splenosis mimicking a pleuropneumonia

RATIONALE Splenosis is the development of one or more heterotopic splenic tissue autoimplants following rupture of the spleen and remains mostly asymptomatic. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a case of a 50-year old post-traumatic splenectomized man admitted for a left side community acquired pneumonia resistant to antibiotics. DIAGNOSES The diagnosis of intrathoracic ectopic spleen was suspected...

Laparoscopic management of pelvic splenosis

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...

[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...