Ectopic spleen presenting as a slowly enlarging lung nodule in the right lower lobe following gastric pull up operation
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- DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237912
Ectopic spleen presenting as a slowly enlarging lung nodule in the right lower lobe following gastric pull up operation
Abstract
This is a case report of an elderly man who was investigated at our respiratory clinic for slowly enlarging right lower lobe lung nodule on the background of oesophageal cancer diagnosed more than 11 years ago with gastric pull up. CT guided biopsy confirms the diagnosis of intrathoracic ectopic spleen.
Keywords: pathology; radiology; respiratory medicine.
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Competing interests: None declared.
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