Giant ectopic pelvic spleen: report of a case and review of the literature

Gaoxiong Yi Xue Ke Xue Za Zhi. 1993 Jan;9(1):54-60.

Abstract

We report a case of giant ectopic pelvic spleen combined with an accessory spleen and confirmed by liver-spleen scan, angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and surgical findings. In various reviews of the literature, no ectopic pelvic spleen larger than this one has been reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Choristoma / diagnosis*
  • Choristoma / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Spleen*