A Giant Urachal Accessory Spleen: Case Report.
Accessory spleen
Computed tomography
Urachal neoplasm
Urachus
Journal
Urologia internationalis
ISSN: 1423-0399
Titre abrégé: Urol Int
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 0417373
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
16
03
2023
accepted:
04
04
2023
medline:
9
8
2023
pubmed:
16
6
2023
entrez:
15
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Accessory spleen (AS) refers to single or multiple splenic tissues which appear outside the relative normal spleen position results from embryonic dysplasia similar in structure and function to the spleen. AS is frequently observed in the splenic hilus and or adjacent to the tail of pancreas, and only a few cases occurred in the pelvic cavity. We present an extremely rare AS case in urachus, which was initially considered as an urachal neoplasm revealed on CT images with big mass. However, the postoperative pathology confirmed it was an AS that had not been reported at urachal before. Urachal AS can be misdiagnosed as a tumor, so it is vital to make an accurate imaging preoperative diagnosis to avoid unnecessary biopsy and surgery.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37321190
pii: 000530890
doi: 10.1159/000530890
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
747-750Informations de copyright
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