title: Accessory spleniculi in the right hemithorax.
abstract: Accessory spleniculi are present in the thoracic cavity without a history of trauma due to anomalies in the development of spleen. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with hereditary spherocytosis and previous splenectomy with an incidental mass on a chest radiograph and an indeterminate diagnosis on needle biopsy. The probable sequence of embryological events that may explain the anatomic presence of splenic tissue in the thorax is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, United Kingdom. bala1log@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Lognathen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balacumaraswami
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yeatman
authors.forename: Arup Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Forrester-Wood
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D035423:Thoracic Cavity