A rare case of pancreatic splenosis and a literature review
Federico Mascioli 1, Paolo Ossola 2, Luca Esposito 1, Clemente Iascone 3
Affiliations
Article Info
1 General Surgery and Oncology Unit, Department of Surgery “Pietro Valdoni”， University “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
2 General Surgery and Oncology Unit, Department of Surgery “Pietro Valdoni”，University “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
3 Chief of General Surgery and Oncology Unit, Department of Surgery “Pietro Valdoni”, University “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
Abstract
Splenosis is a clinical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic splenic tissue in the abdominal cavity occurring after abdominal trauma or surgical procedure involving the spleen. We present a case of an 80-year-old Caucasian male who underwent splenectomy at the age of 36, with a prior diagnosis of cancer of the left kidney associated with a pancreatic neoformation. This study compare our case with similar published and reviev the Literature.
Keywords
- Accessory spleen
- Differential diagnosis
- Kidney cancer
- Laparotomy
- Nephrectomy
- Pancreas
- Pancreatic splenosis
- Splenosis