Splenunculus masquerading as colonic malignancy.
A 60-year-old woman presented with a hard lump of 5 x 3 cm in the left hypochondrium of 4 months duration. Clinical evaluation and investigations pointed towards a probably malignant colonic growth near the splenic flexure. She underwent an exploratory laparotomy with resection of the lump with the associated colon. Histopathology proved it to be a splenunculus. The rarity of such a case is highlighted and the diagnostic challenge it poses is discussed.
Basu
Somprakas
S
Department of General Surgery, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Sushrutnagar, Darjeeling, India. sombasu@hotmail.com
Ray
Ajay Kumar
AK
Banerjee
Shyamapada
S
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*