
pmid: 25467423
Splenosis is a completely benign entity that can mimic a primary mass or metastasis. Herein we report the first known case of gallbladder splenosis in a 49-year-old woman with an extensive surgical and medical history. Cross-sectional computed tomography and MRI demonstrated a single mass arising from the gallbladder fundus. Revelation of splenectomy, confirmed to be traumatic from medical records, raised the suspicion for splenosis. The diagnosis was confirmed with a Technecium-99m-labeled heat-damaged blood cell scan, considered the gold-standard for detection of ectopic splenic tissue.
Middle Aged, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diagnosis, Differential, Cross-Sectional Studies, Splenectomy, Humans, Female, Gallbladder Neoplasms, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Spleen, Splenosis
Middle Aged, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diagnosis, Differential, Cross-Sectional Studies, Splenectomy, Humans, Female, Gallbladder Neoplasms, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Spleen, Splenosis
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