Preoperative angioembolisation of a mediastinal accessory ectopic spleen: A case report and review of the literature

Radiology Case Reports

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Rowan R Stephenson¹  Elisabeth Amyes¹  Glenn McKay¹  Shivendra T Lalloo¹ 

[1] Department of Medical Imaging, The Canberra Hospital

关键词: Accessory spleen;    Congenital variant;    Interventional radiology;    Diagnostic radiology;    Mediastinal mass;    Angioembolization;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.radcr.2022.04.030

学科分类：生物化学工程

来源: University of Washington * Department of Radiology

【 摘 要 】

A 50-year-old male presented to our institution for embolization of an incidentally detected mediastinal mass prior to surgical resection. The patient had undergone extensive pre-procedural imaging as well as bronchoscopy and mediastinoscopy . Ultimately, resection was required for a definitive diagnosis of congenital ectopic mediastinal accessory spleen . This case represents the first reported incidence of ectopic splenic tissue in this location and illustrates the difficulties in establishing a pre-operative diagnosis with often confounding imaging findings.

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