A wandering spleen presenting as a pelvic mass: case report and review of the literature.
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.
Zarrintan
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Student Research Centre and Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, and Maragheh Amiralmomenin Hospital, Maragheh, Eastern Azerbaijan, Iran.
Jamali
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Tubbs
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Khaki
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Salavati
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Tanoomand
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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