Peritoneal splenosis mimicking carcinomatosis
Splenosis is an uncommon benign condition resulting from heterotopic autotransplantation of splenic tissues onto exposed vascularised intra- and extraperitoneal surfaces following splenic trauma and surgeries. Splenosis may be mistaken for carcinomatosis upon standard imaging techniques. A 69-year-o...
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| author | Faten Limaiem Rahma Ayadi Ghada Sahraoui Saadia Bouraoui Ahlem Lahmar Sabeh Mzabi |
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| description | Splenosis is an uncommon benign condition resulting from heterotopic autotransplantation of splenic tissues onto exposed vascularised intra- and extraperitoneal surfaces following splenic trauma and surgeries. Splenosis may be mistaken for carcinomatosis upon standard imaging techniques. A 69-year-old female patient with a past medical history of hypertension and splenic trauma, underwent total esophagectomy with polar gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia. Macroscopic examination of the surgical specimen disclosed a tumour of the cardia measuring 5 cm in greatest diameter and several dark brown nodules of the greater omentum ranging in size between 2 mm and 12 mm. Histological examination of these nodules confirmed the diagnosis of peritoneal splenosis. The authors emphasize that in patients with a previous history of splenic trauma or surgery, clinicians must consider the existence of splenosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d721495c6a57427b98ca52585e91c8582022-12-21T20:03:05ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882016-04-012322210.11604/pamj.2016.23.222.89048904Peritoneal splenosis mimicking carcinomatosisFaten Limaiem0Rahma Ayadi1Ghada Sahraoui2Saadia Bouraoui3Ahlem Lahmar4Sabeh Mzabi5 University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis Faculty of Medicine, 1007, Tunisia University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis Faculty of Medicine, 1007, Tunisia University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis Faculty of Medicine, 1007, Tunisia University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis Faculty of Medicine, 1007, Tunisia University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis Faculty of Medicine, 1007, Tunisia University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis Faculty of Medicine, 1007, Tunisia Splenosis is an uncommon benign condition resulting from heterotopic autotransplantation of splenic tissues onto exposed vascularised intra- and extraperitoneal surfaces following splenic trauma and surgeries. Splenosis may be mistaken for carcinomatosis upon standard imaging techniques. A 69-year-old female patient with a past medical history of hypertension and splenic trauma, underwent total esophagectomy with polar gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia. Macroscopic examination of the surgical specimen disclosed a tumour of the cardia measuring 5 cm in greatest diameter and several dark brown nodules of the greater omentum ranging in size between 2 mm and 12 mm. Histological examination of these nodules confirmed the diagnosis of peritoneal splenosis. The authors emphasize that in patients with a previous history of splenic trauma or surgery, clinicians must consider the existence of splenosis. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/23/222/pdf/222.pdf splenic traumasplenosisperitoneum |
| spellingShingle | Faten Limaiem Rahma Ayadi Ghada Sahraoui Saadia Bouraoui Ahlem Lahmar Sabeh Mzabi Peritoneal splenosis mimicking carcinomatosis The Pan African Medical Journal splenic trauma splenosis peritoneum |
| title | Peritoneal splenosis mimicking carcinomatosis |
| title_full | Peritoneal splenosis mimicking carcinomatosis |
| title_fullStr | Peritoneal splenosis mimicking carcinomatosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Peritoneal splenosis mimicking carcinomatosis |
| title_short | Peritoneal splenosis mimicking carcinomatosis |
| title_sort | peritoneal splenosis mimicking carcinomatosis |
| topic | splenic trauma splenosis peritoneum |
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