Ectopic spleen in the retroperitoneum. Case report.
A 43-year-old man presented with a retroperitoneal mass, the histological examination of which showed well developed spleen parenchyma with a capsule and fibrous tissue in between normal looking splenic cells. Postoperative 99mTc sulphur colloid scans of his liver and spleen were normal. This is, to our knowledge, the first reported case of an ectopic spleen in the left retroperitoneal space.
Vassilopoulos
P P
PP
Third Clinic of Surgical Oncology, Hellenic Anticancer Institute, Saint-Savvas Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Apostolikas
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Papajoglou
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I
Tsoupis
D J
DJ
D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging