title: Abdominopelvic splenosis--an unusual cause of tenesmus.
abstract: Splenosis is a rare condition defined as seeding and autotransplantation of splenic tissue, typically after blunt abdominal trauma (e.g. from road traffic collision). Sites of splenosis ranging from intrathoracic to intrapelvic have been reported, and symptoms vary greatly depending on the site and size of lesions. We present the use of Tc-99m sulphur colloid SPECT/CT in diagnosing a case of multiple abdominopelvic splenosis as the cause of new-onset tenesmus and constipation, which was initially thought to be due to colorectal malignancy, 47 years following the initial abdominal trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK, kenneth.cheung@nhs.net.
authors.forename: King Kenneth
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dvorkin
mesh_terms: D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D017890:Splenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid