Splenic-gonadal fusion: identification by radionuclide scanning.
Splenic-gonadal fusion is an unusual congenital anomaly resulting from the fusion of the splenic and gonadal anlagen at approximately the sixth week of gestation. A 14-mo-old male presenting with signs and symptoms of testicular torsion underwent scrotal exploration, and ectopic splenic tissue was found adjacent to the left testis. The operative diagnosis of splenic-gonadal fusion prompted abdominal scanning with 99mTc-sulfur colloid. The radionuclide image demonstrated an unusual pattern of activity that was consistent with surgical description of the intraabdominal appearance of this disorder. It is suggested that 99mTc-sulfur colloid scanning may prove to be a useful adjunct in the evaluation of patients with this anomaly.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003102:Colloids; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*
D003102:Colloids; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium