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Splenosis is a clinical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic splenic tissue in the abdominal cavity occurring after abdominal trauma or surgical procedure involving the spleen. We present a case of an 80-year-old Caucasian male who underwent splenectomy at the age of 36, with a prior diagnosis of cancer of the left kidney associated with a pancreatic neoformation. This study compare our case with similar published and reviev the Literature. KEY WORDS: Accessory spleen, Differential diagnosis, Kidney cancer,Laparotomy, Nephrectomy, Pancreas, Pancreatic splenosis, Splenosis.
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Pancreatic Diseases , Splenosis/surgery , Aged, 80 and over , Humans , Male , Pancreatic Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Pancreatic Diseases/surgery , Splenosis/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
Patients who had esophagectomy with colon interposition for benign disease have long survivals. Adenocarcinoma arising in the interposed colon is a possible event. We describe a 65-year-old woman in whom we performed 37 years ago an esophagectomy with left colon interposition for lye-induced strictures. At endoscopy an obstructing adenocarcinoma in the interposed colon was detected. She underwent complete endoscopic removal of the tumor. The woman is in good general condition, with a regular diet and without evidence of recurrent disease, 5 years later.
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Adenocarcinoma/diagnosis , Adenocarcinoma/surgery , Colon/transplantation , Colonic Neoplasms/diagnosis , Colonic Neoplasms/surgery , Esophagectomy , Adult , Anastomosis, Surgical , Endoscopy , Esophageal Stenosis/surgery , Female , Humans , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Pleomorphic hyalinizing angiectatic tumours are rare stromal lesions histologically resembling both neurilemoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma and occurring in the subcutaneous soft tissue of the lower and upper limbs and, less frequently, in the chest wall. The case reported here is one of 22 cases published in the medical literature and describes a pleomorphic hyalinizing angiectatic tumour which was localized in a body cavity and developed in the pelvis. The present report is the first of its kind to date. A 53-year-old asymptomatic woman was treated via an open laparotomy. The lesion arising from the left mesorectal tissue was entirely resected. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 3. The patient is still disease-free 58 months after the operation. A review of the literature shows that pleomorphic hyalinizing angiectatic tumours are locally aggressive. A 20% recurrence rate has also been observed in long-term follow-up. These patients should therefore be treated by wide local excision and require long-term surveillance.
