title: A wandering spleen presenting as a pelvic mass: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Wandering spleens are rare clinical entities found more commonly in females. We report a young female patient found to harbour a pelvic spleen. The literature regarding this rare ectopia is reviewed. The wandering spleen should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pelvic masses.
authors.affiliation: Student Research Centre and Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, and Maragheh Amiralmomenin Hospital, Maragheh, Eastern Azerbaijan, Iran.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zarrintan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jamali
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khaki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salavati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanoomand
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013154:Spleen; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler