Post-traumatic intrahepatic splenosis mimicking a neuroendocrine tumour. (6th March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Leong, Chee Weng; Menon, Tulsi; Rao, Sudhakar
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 2013
• Publication Date: 2013-03-06
• Subjects: Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007885
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : A 52-year-old man presented with abdominal pain with a background of splenectomy 25 years previously. Initial investigations lead to suspicion of a neuroendocrine tumour. Positron emission tomography octreotide scanning and chromogranin were raised. He subsequently underwent a lateral segmentectomy. The histopathology was consistent with splenosis. 1. Splenosis must be considered as differential in any patient with abdominal symptoms post-traumatic splenectomy. 2. Positron emission tomography (PET) octreotide scanning can detect splenosis giving false positives for a neuroendocrine tumour. This is the first case to describe such an association.