Post-traumatic intrathoracic splenosis and role of Tc-99m Sulfur colloid scintigraphy in confirmation.
Ectopic spleen
Intrathoracic splenosis
Splenic trauma
Tc99 Sulfur colloid
Journal
Radiology case reports
ISSN: 1930-0433
Titre abrégé: Radiol Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101467888
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Historique:
received:
08
06
2021
revised:
18
06
2021
accepted:
21
06
2021
entrez:
11
8
2021
pubmed:
12
8
2021
medline:
12
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Splenosis is acquired ectopic splenic tissue, usually a sequela of trauma. Its imaging appearance is can be deceiving, and at unusual locations may be mistaken for an alternate cause mass lesion. We present one such unusual case of splenosis in a 53 year-old man with history of heart failure involving the thoracic cavity identified as splenosis on nuclear medicine imaging and suspicion was raised given the remote history splenectomy after splenic rupture during trauma. We will discuss the imaging appearances of splenosis on CT, MRI and nuclear medicine studies, with emphasis on using nuclear medicine as a modality of choice to avoid biopsy. We will also go on to include a brief review of literature on this topic in this article. The key facts are role of detailed clinical history and requirement of high index of suspicion to avoid unnecessary intervention in the case of splenosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34377222
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.06.069
pii: S1930-0433(21)00444-1
pmc: PMC8327499
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
2742-2745Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.
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