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Intrahepatic splenosis mimics hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with chronic hepatitis B: A case report and literature review.
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- Unexpected diagnosis at laparotomy: intrahepatic splenosis mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma - a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Hepatic Focal Lesion Suspicious for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Patient with a History of Post-Traumatic Splenectomy: The Challenge of Differential Diagnosis with Intrahepatic Splenosis-Literature Review and Case Report.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Masquerading Spleen: A Perplexing Case of Intrahepatic Splenosis Mimicking Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Cureus · 2024Article
- Application of multimodal imaging in the diagnosis of intrahepatic splenosis: Two case reports and a literature review.BJR case reports · 2022Article
- Coincidence of Intra-Abdominal Splenosis in a Patient with Advanced Ovarian Cancer: Case Report and Review of the Literature.Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Intrahepatic splenosis: a world review.Clinical and experimental hepatology · 2020Review
- Benign focal liver lesions masquerading as primary liver cancers on MRI.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2020Review
- Metastatic malignancy mimics: a rare case of traumatic splenosis mimicking intra-abdominal malignancy.BMJ case reports · 2020Article
- Management of intrahepatic splenosis:a case report and review of the literature.World journal of surgical oncology · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundSplenosis is a benign and relatively uncommon condition caused by trauma or splenectomy or other procedures involving splenic tissue. It is usually asymptomatic, and often diagnosed accidentally, especially misdiagnosed as malignant tumor.
methodsA 54-year-old man with prior history of chronic hepatitis B virus infection and underwent splenectomy for traumatic splenic rupture following a traffic accident 23 years previously was admitted to our hospital and found a hepatic mass in the right upper quadrant during an imaging examination. The diagnosis of his was not clear and finally he agreed to receive a surgical treatment.
resultsDuring the operation, we found a mass in the right posterior lobe of the liver and a hard nodule on the right side of the diaphragm, both were completely resected, and postoperative histopathologic examination revealed that all excised tissues were proved to have histological structure typical for the spleen.
conclusionsThe occurrence of intrahepatic splenosis is rare with only few cases previously reported in the literature. It is a benign disease and sometimes difficult to distinguish from diseases of the liver. The need for positive surgical resection of splenosis is still controversial.
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