title: 99mTc-sulphur-colloid and heat-denatured 99mTc-labelled red cell scans demonstrating a giant intrapelvic spleen in a girl after splenectomy.
abstract: A 17 x 12 x 5-cm giant intrapelvic mass in a 14-year-old girl is reported. This mass developed 6 years after a splenectomy for splenic torsion. The heat-denatured 99mTc-labelled red cell scan and 99mTc-sulphur-colloid scan confirmed the specific red cell sequestration function and reticuloendothelial activity in the giant intrapelvic spleen. The size and development of the giant intrapelvic spleen are unusual. The usefulness of functional images to diagnosis the nature of the intrapelvic mass is well demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Tauyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Tzen
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004912:Erythrocytes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013667:Technetium; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013667:Technetium