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  • Title: Symptomatic isolated thoracic splenosis 11 years after abdominal trauma – Case report.
    Author: Pleša T, Ždrale S, Batinić-Škipina D, Kovačević M, Jurišić V, Lalović N, Petković N.
    Journal: Srp Arh Celok Lek; 2016; 144(9-10):541-4. PubMed ID: 29653042.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Thoracic splenosis is defined as the autotransplantation of splenic tissue into thorax. It occurs due to splenic rupture in association with a diaphragmatic tear on the left side after a traumatic event. It is a rare disease that most commonly remains undiscovered as it is usually asymptomatic. CASE OUTLINE: We present a symptomatic case of thoracic splenosis in a 53-year-old smoker male patient with a medical history of abdominal surgery and splenectomy for a thoracoabdominal gunshot. Three years before the medical examination he was suffering from dyspnea, frequent coughing, left pleuritic chest pain and complained about faster fatigue. A chest radiograph obtained during a medical checkup showed a multinodular left pleura-based mass in the upper lobe. Established histopathological diagnosis after surgical removal of the nodule was splenosis. No evidence of malignancy was observed. CONCLUSION: Splenosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis by the undertaken workup of left pulmonary nodules or masses in patients with a history of trauma.
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