Abstract |
Splenosis is a completely benign entity that can mimic a primary mass or metastasis. Herein we report the first known case of gallbladder splenosis in a 49-year-old woman with an extensive surgical and medical history. Cross-sectional computed tomography and MRI demonstrated a single mass arising from the gallbladder fundus. Revelation of splenectomy, confirmed to be traumatic from medical records, raised the suspicion for splenosis. The diagnosis was confirmed with a Technecium-99m-labeled heat-damaged blood cell scan, considered the gold-standard for detection of ectopic splenic tissue.
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Authors | Leo L Tsai, Krithica Kaliannan, Koenraad J Mortele |
Journal | Clinical imaging
(Clin Imaging)
2015 Mar-Apr
Vol. 39
Issue 2
Pg. 318-20
ISSN: 1873-4499 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 25467423
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Gallbladder Neoplasms
(diagnosis)
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Middle Aged
- Spleen
(diagnostic imaging, injuries, pathology)
- Splenectomy
- Splenosis
(diagnosis, surgery)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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