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Combined Intrathoracic and Intraperitoneal Splenosis after Splenic Injury: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors
 Chansoo Moon  ;  Yun-Jung Choi  ;  Eun Young Kim  ;  In Sun Lee  ;  Sae Byol Kim  ;  Sung Mo Jung  ;  Se Kyu Kim  ;  Joon Chang  ;  Ji Ye Jung 
Citation
 TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES, Vol.74(3) : 134-139, 2013 
Journal Title
TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES
ISSN
 1738-3536 
Issue Date
2013
Keywords
Radionuclide Imaging ; Splenectomy ; Splenosis
Abstract
Splenosis is defined as an autotransplantation of the splenic tissue after splenic rupture or splenectomy, and occurs most frequently in the peritoneal cavity. Splenosis is usually asymptomatic and is found incidentally. We report a case of combined intrathoracic and intraperitoneal splenosis in a 54-year-old male who worked as a miner for 10 years in his twenties, and was a current smoker. He was referred to our hospital for further evaluation of an incidental left diaphragmatic mass. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography and bronchoscopy were performed to evaluate the possibility of malignancy. There was no evidence of malignancy, but the spleen was not visualized. Reviewing his medical history revealed previous splenectomy, following a dynamite explosion injury. Therefore, splenosis was suspected and technetium-99m-labeled heat-damaged red blood cell scan confirmed the diagnosis. Radionuclide imaging is a useful diagnostic tool for splenosis, which could avoid unnecessary invasive procedures.
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DOI
10.4046/trd.2013.74.3.134
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Sae Byol(김샛별)
Kim, Se Kyu(김세규)
Kim, Eun Young(김은영) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3281-5744
Moon, Chan Soo(문찬수)
Lee, In Sun(이인선)
Chang, Joon(장준) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4542-6841
Jung, Sung Mo(정성모)
Jung, Ji Ye(정지예) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1589-4142
Choi, Yun Jung(최은정)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/87354
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