title: Subcutaneous splenosis.
abstract: Splenosis is the ectopic implantation of splenic tissue, usually as the result of trauma. Intraperitoneal, intrathoracic, and retroperitoneal sites of implantation have been reported. The authors report a case of subcutaneous splenosis involving the abdominal wall that was imaged with CT and scintigraphy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hibbeln
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Wilbur
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Schreiner
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Trepashko
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017890:Splenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed