Accessory spleniculi in the right hemithorax.
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.
Balacumaraswami
Lognathen
L
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, United Kingdom. bala1log@hotmail.com
Yeatman
Mark
M
Ghosh
Arup Kumar
AK
Collins
Christopher
C
Forrester-Wood
Christopher P
CP
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D035423:Thoracic Cavity