Giant ectopic pelvic spleen: report of a case and review of the literature.
We report a case of giant ectopic pelvic spleen combined with an accessory spleen and confirmed by liver-spleen scan, angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and surgical findings. In various reviews of the literature, no ectopic pelvic spleen larger than this one has been reported.
Chen
J S
JS
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Lin
C L
CL
Tsai
C C
CC
Lee
K T
KT
Ker
C G
CG
Sheen
P C
PC
D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013154:Spleen