title: [Splenosis around the internal genitalia--a rare late complication following trauma to the spleen].
abstract: A 40 year-old woman underwent abdominal hysterectomy due to hypermenorrhoea. During the operation, several soft tumorous masses were discovered in the cul-de-sac and samples were taken. Histological analyses revealed splenic tissue. The patient had a splenectomy during her childhood due to a traumatic spleen rupture. Clinical check-up one year later showed no progression of the masses. Splenosis is a benign condition that frequently occurs after traumatic spleen rupture. It is often asymptomatic and found by coincidence, but as it can mimic malignancy, it often leads to an extensive workup before the diagnosis is established.
authors.affiliation: Gynækologisk-obstetrisk Afdeling, Hillerød Hospital, Denmark. tina_bergmann@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bergmann
authors.forename: Solveig Brixen
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D017890:Splenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography