ArticleWorld journal of hepatology2019
Intrahepatic and intra-abdominal splenosis: A case report and review of literature.
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- Splenoses and Other Ectopic and Heterotopic Splenic Tissue: The Use of Long-Lasting Enhancement in Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound to Avoid Unnecessary Intervention.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Intrahepatic Splenosis Mimicking Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Radiology. Imaging cancer · 2026Article
- Unexpected diagnosis at laparotomy: intrahepatic splenosis mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma - a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Case Report: Pelvic splenosis confused with malignancy-a reminder for differential diagnosis.Frontiers in oncology · 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
- A Case of Ectopic Spleen Transplanted Into the Sigmoid Colon and Pelvic Peritoneum.Case reports in medicine · 2025Article
- Pelvic mass causing hematospermia: splenosis.BMC urology · 2022Article
- Detection of Splenic Tissue UsingDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A case of hepatic splenosis in the setting of iron overload; multimodal and literature review.Radiology case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSplenosis is defined as the process by which tissue from the spleen disseminates through the body and grows in an ectopic location following trauma or a splenectomy. Visceral sites of splenosis are rare. CASE SUMMARY: We report a case of intrahepatic splenosis in a 57-year-old man with a history of trauma over 40 years ago who initially presented with chest pain. Findings initially mimicked malignancy but a diagnosis of intrahepatic splenosis was confirmed using computed tomography and scintigraphy with technetium-99m heat-denatured red blood cells (Tc-99 DRBC).
conclusionScintigraphy with Tc-99 DRBC is a reliable technique to diagnose splenosis and should be performed before using more invasive procedures are carried out. Splenosis should be considered as a possible differential diagnosis for a hepatic nodule in any patient with a history of abdominal trauma, previous splenectomy or atypical radiological features on imaging.
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