The utility of SPECT liver-spleen imaging in the evaluation of a possible accessory spleen

Clin Nucl Med. 1988 Jul;13(7):496-7. doi: 10.1097/00003072-198807000-00004.

Abstract

A case where an x-ray CT examination showed the existence of an unidentified perisplenic mass is presented. This mass was determined to be an accessory spleen after an evaluation with Tc-99m labeled sulfur colloid. This report describes a clinical indication for the use of SPECT imaging of a patient when a mass of uncertain significance is discovered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adult
  • Choristoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Spleen* / diagnostic imaging
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed*

Substances

  • Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid