BACKGROUND Hepatic splenosis is rare condition, preceded by splenectomy or spleen trauma, the term refers to nodular implantation of normal splenic tissue in the liver. In patients with history of malignancy in particular, it can be mistaken for metastases and can lead to unnecessary diagnostic procedures or inappropriate treatment. CASE REPORT Twenty-two-year old male was treated for immatur...

BACKGROUND Patients with liver cirrhosis have an increased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Implantation metastasis following diagnostic biopsy is a well-known complication. Therefore, primary resection of a hypervascularised tumour suspicious for HCC is often performed with curative intent. CASE REPORT An exophytically growing mass was diagnosed between liver segments III a...

To cite: Kamal N, Chen C, Ling A, et al. BMJ Case Reports Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2012007903 DESCRIPTION A 54-year-old caucasian man with a history of hypertension and traumatic splenectomy presented with an enlarged right inguinal lymph node. During the work-up, the patient received a contrast-enhanced CT scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis that iden...

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...

BACKGROUND Splenosis is a heterotropic implantation of splenic fragments onto exposed vascularised peritoneal and intrathoracic surfaces, following splenic injury or elective splenectomy. CASE PRESENTATION A 60 year old cirrhotic patient was referred to us with a hepatic mass, suspected to be HCC in a cirrhotic liver. A computerized tomography scan (CT) demonstrated a cirrhotic liver with a 2...

BACKGROUND Intrahepatic splenosis (IHS) is the autotransplantation of splenic tissue that mostly develops after abdominal injury and is often misdiagnosed as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) because of similarities in radiological features. We had an opportunity to treat an extremely rare case of intrahepatic splenosis, which were found in a patient without any history of splenic injury. To the b...