title: Accessory spleens in the thoracic and abdominal cavities after a relapse of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report.
abstract: This case report presents a highly unusual finding of ectopic splenic tissue in both the thoracic and abdominal cavities in a patient with recurrent idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Physics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Sunrise Hospital, 89154-3037, USA. macdonal@ccmail.Nevada.edu
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wilke
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012008:Recurrence; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid