Intrahepatic Splenosis Mimicking Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report

Splenosis refers to autotransplantation of splenic tissue into intraabdominal, intrathoracic or even any other parts of body and occurs after splenic trauma or splenectomy. Hepatic splenosis is usually incidental found during imaging workup. It can mimic other hypervascular mass because it presents...

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Published inJournal of the Korean Society of Radiology Vol. 80; no. 2; pp. 359 - 364
Main Authors Hwang, Eunjin, Min, Seonjeong, Kim, Young Chul, Choi, Jung-Ah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Korean Society of Radiology 01.03.2019
대한영상의학회
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hepatocellular carcinoma
radionuclide imaging
splenosis
technetium tc 99m
방사선과학
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ISSN1738-2637
2288-2928
2951-0805
DOI10.3348/jksr.2019.80.2.359

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Summary:Splenosis refers to autotransplantation of splenic tissue into intraabdominal, intrathoracic or even any other parts of body and occurs after splenic trauma or splenectomy. Hepatic splenosis is usually incidental found during imaging workup. It can mimic other hypervascular mass because it presents vivid and heterogeneous enhancement representing that of splenic tissue. So far, about 20 cases of intrahepatic splenosis have been described in the literature. Herein we report a case of intrahepatic splenosis mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with liver cirrhosis. The patient was finally diagnosed on the basis of specific radionuclide imaging.
Bibliography:https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2019.80.2.359
ISSN:1738-2637
2288-2928
2951-0805
DOI:10.3348/jksr.2019.80.2.359