A rare case of ovarian splenosis.
Splenosis is a very rare entity that often appears following a traumatic rupture of the spleen or after splenectomy and represents heterotopic transplantation of splenic tissue. The ovary is reported as an atypical and rare localization. We report a case of a middle-aged woman, which presented with a left adnexal mass. Transvaginal ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT) and high-field 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the left adnexal mass. Laparoscopy was performed, and histological and immunohistochemical examination revealed that resected mass was splenic tissue.
Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania; digheonea@gmail.com.
Ioana Andreea
IA
Gheonea
Sarmis Marian
SM
Săndulescu
Sineta Cristina
SC
Firulescu
Diana Rodica
DR
Tudoraşcu
Mircea Ovidiu
MO
Ciobanu
Oana
O
Badea
Dan IonuŢ
DI
Gheonea
Daniela Larisa
DL
Săndulescu
D000328:Adult; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010053:Ovary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D017890:Splenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler