[Unspecific abdominal complaints: diagnosis with szintigraphy].
This case report describes a 65-year old man with symptomatic abdominal and pelvic splenosis. 50 Years ago he has had splenectomy after a road traffic accident. Ultrasound and CT revealed a bulky mass in the iliac fossa and multifocal intraabdominal nodules suggesting peritoneal carcinomatosis. Scintigraphy with Tc-99m-labelled heat damaged red blood cells led to definitive diagnosis. RBC-scintigraphy is a specific, easy performable diagnostic tool. It is cost-effective and can avoid other diagnostic procedures or explorative surgery.
Kinkel
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin, Universität Bonn. boriskinkel@web.de
Palmedo
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Joe
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Albert
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Biersack
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013156:Splenectomy; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D017890:Splenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013667:Technetium; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D013667:Technetium