J Korean Radiol Soc.  2000 May;42(5):805-808. 10.3348/jkrs.2000.42.5.805.

To rsion of the Accessory Spleen with Infarction: CT Features in a Case Report

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  • 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Fatima Hospital, Taegu.
  • 2Department of Anatomical Pathology, Fatima Hospital, Taegu.

Abstract

Torsion of the accessory spleen is a rare entity that can have variable clinical presentations. We report case involving an 11-year-old boy with severe abdominal pain and a mass that was found to be due to infarction of the accessory spleen, which was twisted on its pedicle. CT revealed a low-attenuating mass with peripheral inflammatory changes in the left upper abdomen. The mass was pathologically confirmed as torsion of the ac-cessory spleen with infarction.

Keyword

Spleen, abnormalities; Spleen, infarction; Spleen, CT

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Abdominal Pain
Child
Humans
Infarction*
Male
Spleen*
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