title: Accessory spleen presenting as mass in the left upper abdomen.
abstract: An enlarged accessory spleen, 10 x 8 x 6 cm in diameter, adjoining the spleen appearing as a mass on CT and ultrasonography is reported herein. Accessory spleen is an ectopic mass of healthy splenic tissue separate from the main body of the spleen. It should be considered the differential diagnosis of an enlarged mass in the left upper quadrant.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Dicle University, Medical School, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yagmur
authors.forename: Hayrettin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozturk
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography