A Rare Red Herring: Intrahepatic Splenosis Masquerading as Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
hepatocellular carcinoma
intrahepatic splenosis
radiology
splenectomy
Journal
ACG case reports journal
ISSN: 2326-3253
Titre abrégé: ACG Case Rep J
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101638398
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2023
Jul 2023
Historique:
received:
10
04
2023
accepted:
21
06
2023
medline:
13
7
2023
pubmed:
13
7
2023
entrez:
13
7
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Splenosis is defined as viable splenic tissue that is autotransplanted into other compartments in the body. Intrahepatic splenosis is a rare diagnosis that can be difficult for clinicians to identify. The most common causes of splenosis include abdominal trauma and splenectomy. While most patients with intrahepatic splenosis are asymptomatic, in the presence of risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma, it is paramount to rule out malignancy. In this report, we present a patient with imaging findings concerning for hepatocellular carcinoma, ultimately diagnosed with percutaneous biopsy and technetium-99m-tagged heat-damaged red blood cell scintigraphy-proven intrahepatic splenosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37441623
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000001103
pii: ACGCR-23-0311
pmc: PMC10335820
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e01103Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology.
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