title: Spontaneous necrosis and hemorrhage in an enlarged accessory spleen: CT demonstration.
abstract: Enlargement of an accessory spleen following splenectomy may be due to compensatory hypertrophy or recurrence of hematologic or other disorders. Spontaneous necrosis and hemorrhage in an accessory spleen are rarely described. We report a case in which an enlarged accessory spleen complicated by spontaneous hemorrhage was identified on computed tomography (CT) and confirmed at surgery.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical School, Department of Radiology, Houston 77030.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Raval
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed