title: Accessory spleen: presentation as a large abdominal mass in an asymptomatic young woman.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mostbeck
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sommer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herold
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jaeger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Canigiani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Czembirek
mesh_terms: 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