[Peritoneal splenosis simulating a right retroperitoneal mass]

J Radiol. 1998 Nov;79(11):1407-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report a case of an incidentally diagnosed apparently isolated splenosis nodule located in the hepatorenal peritoneal recess. According to imaging features, this mass was a non-renal retroperitoneal tumor. In spite of the isolated location, the history of splenic rupture should have led to a heat-damaged red blood cell scintiscan and would thus have avoided percutaneous biopsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Imaging*
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy
  • Male
  • Peritoneal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Peritoneum / pathology
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Spleen / pathology
  • Splenosis / diagnosis*