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| Florent Le Bars,Remy Pascot,Charles Ricordel,Herve Corbineau,Jean Philippe Verhoye,Bertrand Richard De Latour,Simon Rouze.[J].Chin J Traumatol,2020,23(3):185-186. [doi] |
| Thoracic splenosis: Case report of a symptomatic case |
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| KeyWord: SplenectomyThoracic splenosisSplenic injuryDiaphragmatic injuryPleural nodule |
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| Author Name | Affiliation | | Florent Le Bars | Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Centre, Rennes, France | | Remy Pascot | Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Centre, Rennes, France | | Charles Ricordel | Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Centre, Rennes, France | | Herve Corbineau | Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Centre, Rennes, France | | Jean Philippe Verhoye | Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Centre, Rennes, France | | Bertrand Richard De Latour | Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Centre, Rennes, France | | Simon Rouze | Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Centre, Rennes, France |
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| 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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