Splenosis masquerading as small bowel neoplasm.
Incidental discovery of a mass during laparoscopic surgery resulted in exploratory laparotomy for a young woman. The mass' uncharacteristic appearance belied its true identity as displaced splenic tissue. The authors suggest ways to identify splenosis without resorting to further surgery.
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology; D013154:Spleen