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. 2009:2009:bcr06.2008.0230.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.06.2008.0230. Epub 2009 Feb 2.

Intrahepatic splenosis mimicking hepatoma

Haihua Yu  1 , Lijian Xia, Tao Li, Minjie Ju, Liang Liu, Zhiquan Wu, Zhaoyou Tang
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Intrahepatic splenosis mimicking hepatoma

Haihua Yu et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2009.

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  • BMJ Case Rep. 2009;2009:bcr0620080230corr1

Abstract

A 54-year-old man with a past history of splenectomy some 20 years previously presented with a hepatic mass. Subsequent histopathology revealed that the mass was due to intrahepatic splenosis. The presentation of this case is discussed together with a literature review of splenosis.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Computed tomography showing a mass in the left lobe of the liver (arrowheads).
Computed tomography of the abdomen shows one focal bulging mass in the left lobe of the liver, with early inhomogeneous enhancement during the arterial phase.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showing the mass to be slightly hyperintense (arrowheads).
T2 weighted fast spin echo MR sequence shows the mass to be slightly hyperintense on T2 weighted images.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Histology showing splenosis.
A capsule separates the liver and spleen parenchymas (arrowheads). On the left is liver tissue, on the right spleen with lymphoid follicular aggregates and sinusoidal structures. A capsule separates the two parenchymas. Haematoxylin and eosin ×200.
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