Intrathoracic Splenosis: Report of a Case Simulating Esophageal Leiomyoma

Intrathoracic splenosis is a rare sequel of left thoracoabdominal injury. A case simulating esophageal leiomyoma is presented. As in most earlier cases, the diagnosis was established only at thoracotomy. As splenosis is asymptomatic and may have some beneficial immunologic effects, surgical removal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ 1993, Vol.27 (1), p.61-63
Hauptverfasser:	Hietala, Eeva-Maija, Hermunen, Heikki, Kostiainen, Seppo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Choristoma - diagnostic imaging Diagnosis, Differential Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Female Humans Injuries of the abdomen. Foreign bodies of the digestive system intrathoracic splenosis Leiomyoma - diagnostic imaging Medical sciences Middle Aged Radiography Spleen splenic trauma splenosis Thoracic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Zusammenfassung:	Intrathoracic splenosis is a rare sequel of left thoracoabdominal injury. A case simulating esophageal leiomyoma is presented. As in most earlier cases, the diagnosis was established only at thoracotomy. As splenosis is asymptomatic and may have some beneficial immunologic effects, surgical removal is inadvisable. The 23 previously published cases and the possibility of nonsurgical diagnosis are discussed.
ISSN:	1401-7431 0036-5580 1651-2006
DOI:	10.3109/14017439309099096