Ullah Tofura, Chauhan Sneh, Friedman Joseph, Yoeli Gideon, Mora Maximo, Thurm Craig A
Department of Clinical Research, MediSys Health Network, Jamaica, NY 11418, USA.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, NY 11418, USA.
Case Rep Pulmonol. 2022 Oct 11;2022:9538355. doi: 10.1155/2022/9538355. eCollection 2022.
Splenosis is a rare condition described as the implantation of ectopic splenic tissue, usually after a splenic rupture. Thoracic splenosis refers to acquired ectopic splenic tissue found within the thoracic cavity, often caused by thoracoabdominal trauma or surgery. Most cases are asymptomatic and many years may elapse before they are incidentally discovered on chest radiography or thoracic computed tomography. Splenosis is often misinterpreted as a malignancy on initial imaging. We wish to highlight a rare case of thoracic splenosis presenting with calcified and non-calcified nodules. Only two other cases of calcification have been reported in intrathoracic splenosis, neither of which provided CT images of this finding.
脾组织异位种植是一种罕见的病症,通常在脾破裂后发生,表现为异位脾组织的植入。胸内脾组织异位种植是指在胸腔内发现的后天性异位脾组织,通常由胸腹外伤或手术引起。大多数病例无症状,可能在多年后胸部X线检查或胸部计算机断层扫描时偶然发现。在初次影像学检查时,脾组织异位种植常被误诊为恶性肿瘤。我们希望强调一例罕见的胸内脾组织异位种植病例,其表现为钙化和非钙化结节。文献中仅报道过另外两例胸内脾组织异位种植伴钙化的病例,但均未提供该发现的CT图像。