Splenosis. A report of subcutaneous involvement.
We report a case of subcutaneous splenosis in the abdominal wall of a 38-year-old woman who had suffered splenic trauma 30 years earlier. A review of the literature shows only five previous cases with subcutaneous involvement.
Baack
B R
BR
Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131.
Varsa
E W
EW
Burgdorf
W H
WH
Blaugrund
A C
AC
D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects