Korean J Med.
2008 Nov;75(5):574-576.
Case of Colonic Polyps with Abdominal Splenosis Mimicking Carcinomatosis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hjpark21@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- 2Department of General Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Splenosis is an ectopic implantation of splenic tissue after splenic injury or splenectomy. These splenic implants may be located throughout the abdominal cavity and may be misdiagnosed as a malignancy or tumorous condition. Here, we report a case of splenosis that was initially diagnosed as carcinomatosis from colon cancer in a patient with colon polyps that had undergone explo-laparotomy.
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