Accessory spleen: presentation as a large abdominal mass in an asymptomatic young woman.
Accessory spleen hypertrophy is usually related to hematologic, lymphomatous, and rheumatoid diseases. We describe here the case of an 18-year-old asymptomatic woman who presented with a very large accessory spleen occupying the lower abdomen. Its appearance on abdominal sonogram, computed tomogram, and hepatosplenic scintigraphy is correlated with the resected specimen.
Mostbeck
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Sommer
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Haller
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Herold
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Jaeger
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Canigiani
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Czembirek
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D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography