Posttraumatic thoracic splenosis in a 77-year-old patient after a motor vehicle accident

We present a rare case of autotransplantation of splenic tissue to the thoracic cavity, concerning for lung tumor, after splenic and diaphragmatic injury following a severe motor vehicle accident 27 years previous.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Suzanne Maddamma, Kwabena G. Owusu-Ansah, Timothy Barreiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007123000552