Symptomatic isolated thoracic splenosis 11 years after abdominal trauma – Case report
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2016
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Serbian Medical Association
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Introduction Thoracic splenosis is defined as the autotransplantation of splenic tissue into thorax. It
occurs due to splenic rupture in association with a diaphragmatic tear on the left side after a traumatic
event. It is a rare disease that most commonly remains undiscovered as it is usually asymptomatic.
Case Outline We present a symptomatic case of thoracic splenosis in a 53-year-old smoker male patient
with a medical history of abdominal surgery and splenectomy for a thoracoabdominal gunshot. Three
years before the medical examination he was suffering from dyspnea, frequent coughing, left pleuritic
chest pain and complained about faster fatigue. A chest radiograph obtained during a medical checkup
showed a multinodular left pleura-based mass in the upper lobe. Established histopathological diagnosis
after surgical removal of the nodule was splenosis. No evidence of malignancy was observed.
Conclusion Splenosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis by the undertaken workup of left
pulmonary nodules or masses in patients with a history of trauma.
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symptomatic thoracic splenosis; splenectomy; thoracoabdominal gunshot