[Ectopic splenic tissue mimicking a retroperitoneal tumor. A case report and literature review].
Ectopic splenic tissue can be found as congenital or acquired condition. It is occasionally symptomatic and very rarely can simulate a neoplastic disease, especially when it locates in the retroperitoneal space. A case of ectopic splenic tissue simulating a retroperitoneal tumor is reported. A 32-years-old female was admitted in the clinic for a tumor in the left retroperitoneal space, discovered by ultrasound and computed tomography. 9 years before, an operation for a pheochromocytoma with similar localization was performed as the tumor was removed together with the spleen. At this admission, the tumor was considered a local recurrence of the pheochromocytoma and was resected. The result of the histopathological examination showed a splenic tissue.
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D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013154:Spleen; D013156:Splenectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography