title: Intrathoracic splenosis.
abstract: Intrathoracic splenosis is a rare condition involving autotransplantation of the splenic tissue into the pleural cavity. It is typically a result of diaphragmatic and splenic rupture after blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma. The diagnosis is usually determined by surgical biopsy of an incidental asymptomatic mass on a radiograph or computed tomography. The process is benign and can be generally followed with serial chest radiographs. We herein discuss a 34-year-old male who presented with sharp chest pains.
authors.affiliation: Joseph B. Whitehead Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Vinod H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Thourani
authors.forename: Jyotirmay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Ignacio G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: Joseph I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017890:Splenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed