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Wang L, Gao YM, Han L. Splenosis mimicking metastatic endometrial carcinoma: The masquerade in pelvis. Asian J Surg 2024; 47:2936-2938. [PMID: 38453608 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.02.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Li Wang
- Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Liaocheng People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, PR China; Biomedical Laboratory, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, PR China
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- Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, PR China.
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Fan G, Jin X, Huang Y, He B. Pelvic splenosis was misdiagnosed as pelvic tumor: A case report. Asian J Surg 2023:S1015-9584(23)00329-9. [PMID: 36958962 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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- Guangtao Fan
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, PR China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, PR China.
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Smoot T, Revels J, Soliman M, Liu P, Menias CO, Hussain HH, Savas H, Gaballah AH. Abdominal and pelvic splenosis: atypical findings, pitfalls, and mimics. Abdom Radiol (NY) 2022; 47:923-947. [PMID: 35076742 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-021-03402-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Splenosis is an acquired form of ectopic splenic tissue that typically arises after trauma or splenectomy. It is often an incidental image finding in an otherwise asymptomatic patient, but the spectrum of symptoms varies based on the site of implantation. Radiologists should be familiar with the imaging features of splenosis to avoid mistaking it for malignancy. Splenosis has identical imaging features to that of the native spleen on US, CT, MRI, and nuclear medicine examinations. Therefore, when the radiologic findings support the diagnosis of splenosis, the patient can be spared invasive procedures for tissue sampling.
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- Travis Smoot
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Missouri, One Hospital Dr. Columbia, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 48109, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Missouri, One Hospital Dr. Columbia, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.
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Intraperitoneal splenosis mimics peritoneal carcinomatosis of leiomyosarcoma and ovarian cancer. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 59:773-776. [PMID: 32917336 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2020.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Leiomyosarcoma and ovarian cancer are often diagnosed late due to the absence of initial symptoms. Patients seek help when abdominal distension occurs; this is associated with pelvic tumor and carcinomatosis. Initial imaging often reveals pelvic tumors with diffuse abdominal nodules; however, this imaging could be misleading, such as in the cases of splenosis. CASE REPORT A female presented with vaginal bleeding at our outpatient department. Serum CA125 level was elevated. Abdominal and pelvic CT showed multiple uterine masses and left adnexal cysts with peritoneal nodules. Leiomyosarcoma or ovarian cancer with carcinomatosis was suspected. Exploratory laparotomy was performed. Multiple purple spots spreading over peritoneal cavity were noted during the surgery. Pathological examination revealed adenomyosis with multiple uterine myomas and left ovarian endometrioma. Splenic tissues peritoneal implants were observed. CONCLUSION In patients with a history of spleen rupture or splenectomy, splenosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis, especially in young patients.
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Nadesalingam V, Davis LM, Vivian G, Corcoran B. Metastatic malignancy mimics: a rare case of traumatic splenosis mimicking intra-abdominal malignancy. BMJ Case Rep 2020; 13:13/2/e232043. [PMID: 32066576 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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We present a case of a patient, undergoing imaging for an unrelated presentation, whose adolescent abdominal trauma had caused an unrecognised disseminated intra-abdominal splenosis, resulting in an imaging presentation on CT that suggested intra-abdominal malignancy. The lack of correlative symptoms of disseminated malignancy, in addition to imaging findings suggesting previous upper abdominal trauma, led to a suggestion that the intra-abdominal lesion might represent spleen tissue. A denatured red cell scan with radio-labelled technetium-99m, allowed this tissue to be confirmed as splenic in nature, and an invasive, and potentially risky biopsy was averted.
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- Vinoth Nadesalingam
- Gastroenterology, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Basildon, UK
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- Department of Insititute of Nucelar Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Nuclear Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Nuclear Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Abstract
Splenosis is a benign condition that can occur after splenic trauma or after surgery involving the spleen. These splenic implants are most often seen within the abdominal and pelvic cavities. On imaging, splenosis can be confused with multiple additional entities including metastatic disease, peritoneal carcinomatosis, peritoneal mesothelioma, abdominal lymphoma, renal cancer, hepatic adenomas, or endometriosis depending on its distribution. In all patients with history of splenic surgery or trauma, splenosis should be on the differential diagnosis of soft tissue nodules in the abdomen and pelvis, especially in the absence of systemic symptoms, to avoid unnecessary biopsy, chemotherapy, or surgery.
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- Yasmeen K Tandon
- Section of Abdominal Imaging, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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- Section of Abdominal Imaging, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Section of Abdominal Imaging, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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Buisson G, Maissiat E, Dubernard G, Boussel L. [Pelvic nodules in a young woman: All is not endometriosis!]. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2017; 46:197-200. [PMID: 28403978 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2016.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Splenosis is a pathology resulting from a rupture of the spleen due to a trauma or a surgery. We report the case of a patient presenting with a splenosis, initially diagnosed as endometriosis-related pelvic nodules, the most frequent cause of pelvic nodules in women. We will describe the imaging strategy that led to the final diagnosis of splenosis.
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- G Buisson
- Service de radiodiagnostic et d'imagerie médicale, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, 103, grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon, France.
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- Service de radiodiagnostic et d'imagerie médicale, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, 103, grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon, France
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- Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, 103, grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon, France
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- Service de radiodiagnostic et d'imagerie médicale, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, 103, grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon, France
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Famà F, Giacobbe G, Cintolo M, Gioffré-Florio M, Pallio S, Consolo P. A Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Due to a Post-Traumatic Splenosis: "Wait and See" Represents a Feasible Attitude: A Case Report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e3555. [PMID: 27124065 PMCID: PMC4998728 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000003555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Splenosis represents a benign condition due to an ectopic localization of splenic tissue caused by pathologic or traumatic spleen rupture. Generally, it is asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed during imaging performed for other reasons. Occult gastrointestinal bleeding due to an extraperitoneal localization is a rare occurrence. Differential diagnosis may be very hard and includes benign and malignant neoplasms.We describe the case of a 68-year-old Caucasian man that was admitted for an increasing lower gastrointestinal bleeding associated to a vague abdominal pain.He was assessed by means of laboratory tests, as well as by endoscopic and radiological examinations, and successfully treated with an exclusive medical approach.The patient was discharged on the ninth day and currently he is doing well.This case shows that wait and see could prove a feasible attitude for the management of clinically stable patients.
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- Fausto Famà
- From the Department of Human Pathology, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy
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