[Thoracic splenosis. Review of the literature apropos of a case].
Thoracic splenosis consists of autotransplantation of splenic tissue in the thorax following thoraco-abdominal trauma. The authors report a case of thoracic splenosis in a 35 year old woman who suffered a thoraco-abdominal gunshot wound 12 years previously. Sixteen cases of thoracic splenosis have been reported in the literature. Always asymptomatic, the thoracic lesions were discovered by chance on chest x-rays performed for various reasons 9 to 32 years after the initial trauma. Surgery was required in 13 patients in order to establish the diagnosis. In 2 cases Tc99 and Indium 111 isotope scans revealed the diagnosis, avoiding the need for surgery.
Jebara
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VA
Madi
S
S
Ghossain
M
M
Roucos
S
S
Tabet
G
G
Yammine
J
J
Saade
B
B
D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen; D013156:Splenectomy; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms; D013908:Thoracotomy
Splénose thoracique. Revue de la littérature à propos d'un cas.