1. A rare case of concurrent intrahepatic splenosis and pancreatic adenocarcinoma following splenectomy
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Li, Jiangbin, He, Li, Luo, Nianan, and Dong, Rui
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Adenocarcinoma -- Health aspects ,Liver -- Health aspects ,Pancreatic cancer -- Health aspects ,Liver cirrhosis -- Health aspects ,Surgery -- Health aspects ,Health - Abstract
We present an extremely rare case of intrahepatic splenosis (IHS). On admission and examination, the patient was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma and postoperative injury or inflammatory lesions of the pancreas, based on image analysis. Postoperative histopathology showed that the lesions of the liver and diaphragm were of splenic origin, and the pancreatic lesion was identified as a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. The lesson of this case is that if there is a history of splenic rupture or splenectomy, even in the presence of hepatitis or cirrhosis, doctors should be alert to the possibility of IHS. Furthermore, splenectomy may affect the blood supply to the tail of the pancreas, so patients with a pancreatic tail mass following splenectomy need follow-up and biopsy, if necessary. Keywords: Case report, hepatocellular carcinoma, intrahepatic splenosis, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, splenectomy, Author(s): Jiangbin Li [1]; Li He [2]; Nianan Luo [1]; Rui Dong (corresponding author) [1] Introduction Splenosis refers to the spontaneous, ectopic autoimplantation of splenic tissue following trauma or splenectomy. [...]
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- 2024
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