title: Scintigraphic Diagnosis of Intrathoracic Splenic Implants Masquerading as Malignancy.
abstract: After significant trauma to the spleen, small viable splenic fragments may exist in the peritoneal cavity or, less commonly, in the thorax. Thus, the appearance of splenules within the thorax on CT images can easily be mistaken for malignancy and lead to unnecessary intervention. Here, we present a case of multiple pulmonary masses that initially were presumed to be malignancy, leading to CT-guided biopsy, but were eventually confirmed to be thoracic splenules through99mTc-labeled sulfur colloid scintigraphy.
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
authors: Paul D
authors: PD
authors: Rodrigue
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York asiffakh@buffalo.edu.
authors: Asif A
authors: AA
authors: Fakhri
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
authors: Jin T
authors: JT
authors: Lim
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
keywords: 99mTc sulfur colloid; correlative imaging; splenic trauma; splenosis