Thoracic splenosis

Intrathoracic splenosis is a rare condition that results after rupture of the spleen or diaphragmatic injury. We present herein a case of intrathoracic splenosis of a 48-years-old woman whom splenectomy had been performed 5 years ago after a traffic accident. The patient was operated on with suspici...

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Published inTurkish journal of haematology Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 147 - 149
Main Authors Kumbasar, Ulaş, Döner, Egemen, Enön, Serkan, Akal, Murat, Öztürk, Can
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey 05.09.2005
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Summary:Intrathoracic splenosis is a rare condition that results after rupture of the spleen or diaphragmatic injury. We present herein a case of intrathoracic splenosis of a 48-years-old woman whom splenectomy had been performed 5 years ago after a traffic accident. The patient was operated on with suspicion of malignancy and total resection of the lesion was performed with video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Histopathologic examination confirmed the splenosis diagnosis. Thoracic splenosis should be suspected for the patients with thoracic lesions whom had medical history of thoracoabdominal injury including splenectomy or diaphragmatic injury.
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ISSN:1300-7777