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    Open Access Case Report Article ID: IJRRO-3-121

    Contribution of Tc-99m RBC SPECT/ CT in Intrahepatic and Peritoneal Splenosis Mimicking Malignancy

    Kevser Oksuzoglu*, Rabia Ergelen, Tunc Ones, Sabahat Inanir and Tanju Yusuf Erdil

    Splenosis is the autoimplantation of ectopic spleen tissue resulting heterotopic auto-transplantation and implantation of splenic tissue after splenic ruptur caused by trauma or splenectomy. It is a benign condition that often mimics malignancy in healthy patients or peritoneal metastases in cancer patients. We report a case of diffuse peritoneal splenosis mimicking neoplastic lesions.

    Keywords: Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging; Ectopic intrathyroidal thymus; Ultrasonography; Thyroid nodule

    Published on: Jan 25, 2017 Pages: 7-9

    Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/ijrro.000021
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