Thoracic splenosis: Case report of a symptomatic case / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
; (6): 185-186, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
Thoracic splenosis is the autotransplantation of splenic tissue in the left thoracic cavity as a result of a splenic injury. This rare pathology is usually asymptomatic and may be discovered on incidental imaging, but the diagnosis often requires invasive procedures such as surgery in order to eliminate a neoplasic origin. We report a rare symptomatic case of a 39-year-old man presenting with chest pain and multiple nodules revealed on a computed tomography scan. The patient underwent a surgical exploration and the pathological studies concluded to a thoracic splenosis. Indeed, the previous medical history of the patient revealed a left thoraco-abdominal traumatism during childhood. The aim of this paper is to emphasize that the diagnosis can now be performed using only imaging techniques such as technetium-99 sulfur colloid or labelled heat-denatured red blood cell scintigraphy to avoid unnecessary invasive procedures including thoracotomy.
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Sujet Principal:
Anatomopathologie
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Rate
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Splénectomie
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Chirurgie générale
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Maladies du thorax
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Blessures du thorax
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Plaies et blessures
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Thoracotomie
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Splénose
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Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
Limites du sujet:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Chinese Journal of Traumatology
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2020
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