비장증으로 암종증이 의심되었던 대장 용종 1예

Abstract

Splenosis is an ectopic implantation of splenic tissue after splenic injury or splenectomy. These splenic implants may be located throughout the abdominal cavity and may be misdiagnosed as a malignancy or tumorous condition. Here, we report a case of splenosis that was initially diagnosed as carcinomatosis from colon cancer in a patient with colon polyps that had undergone explo-laparotomy