title: Retroperitoneal accessory spleen.
abstract: We report a lower abdominal mass found to be a retroperitoneal accessory spleen. The vascular supply originated from retroperitoneal vessels independent of the splenic, testicular, and spermatic vessels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hair
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mouradian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013154:Spleen