Subcutaneous Splenosis of the Abdominal Wall: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
Splenosis is a common benign condition that occurs after splenic rupture via trauma or surgery. The mechanism behind splenic cell autotransplantation begins with the splenic rupture, either from trauma or surgical removal. Splenosis is usually found incidentally and, unless symptomatic, surgical the...
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| author | Evangelia Papakonstantinou Vasileios Kalles Ioannis Papapanagiotou Theodoros Piperos Dimitrios Karakaxas Vasileios Bonatsos Konstantinos Tsoumakas Filotheos Orfanos Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos |
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| description | Splenosis is a common benign condition that occurs after splenic rupture via trauma or surgery. The mechanism behind splenic cell autotransplantation begins with the splenic rupture, either from trauma or surgical removal. Splenosis is usually found incidentally and, unless symptomatic, surgical therapy is not indicated. Subcutaneous splenosis is an extremely rare form of splenosis, mostly observed in abdominal surgical scars. We report a case of subcutaneous splenosis, as well as a comprehensive review of the literature. In our case, a 43-year-old woman who had splenectomy after traumatic splenic rupture at the age of 7 years old presented for plastic reconstruction of her postoperative scar. Upon surgery, two asymptomatic subcutaneous nodules were incidentally discovered. The presence of splenic tissue was confirmed by the histological study. The nodules were not excised, as the patient was not symptomatic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a304a9831c024ce692d6062841c89f322025-02-03T01:25:28ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192013-01-01201310.1155/2013/454321454321Subcutaneous Splenosis of the Abdominal Wall: Report of a Case and Review of the LiteratureEvangelia Papakonstantinou0Vasileios Kalles1Ioannis Papapanagiotou2Theodoros Piperos3Dimitrios Karakaxas4Vasileios Bonatsos5Konstantinos Tsoumakas6Filotheos Orfanos7Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos8Department of Surgery, Evgenideion Hospital, University of Athens, P. Perimeni 1-2, Nea Smyrni, 17121 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Evgenideion Hospital, University of Athens, P. Perimeni 1-2, Nea Smyrni, 17121 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Evgenideion Hospital, University of Athens, P. Perimeni 1-2, Nea Smyrni, 17121 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Evgenideion Hospital, University of Athens, P. Perimeni 1-2, Nea Smyrni, 17121 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Evgenideion Hospital, University of Athens, P. Perimeni 1-2, Nea Smyrni, 17121 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Evgenideion Hospital, University of Athens, P. Perimeni 1-2, Nea Smyrni, 17121 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Evgenideion Hospital, University of Athens, P. Perimeni 1-2, Nea Smyrni, 17121 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Evgenideion Hospital, University of Athens, P. Perimeni 1-2, Nea Smyrni, 17121 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Evgenideion Hospital, University of Athens, P. Perimeni 1-2, Nea Smyrni, 17121 Athens, GreeceSplenosis is a common benign condition that occurs after splenic rupture via trauma or surgery. The mechanism behind splenic cell autotransplantation begins with the splenic rupture, either from trauma or surgical removal. Splenosis is usually found incidentally and, unless symptomatic, surgical therapy is not indicated. Subcutaneous splenosis is an extremely rare form of splenosis, mostly observed in abdominal surgical scars. We report a case of subcutaneous splenosis, as well as a comprehensive review of the literature. In our case, a 43-year-old woman who had splenectomy after traumatic splenic rupture at the age of 7 years old presented for plastic reconstruction of her postoperative scar. Upon surgery, two asymptomatic subcutaneous nodules were incidentally discovered. The presence of splenic tissue was confirmed by the histological study. The nodules were not excised, as the patient was not symptomatic.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/454321 |
| spellingShingle | Evangelia Papakonstantinou Vasileios Kalles Ioannis Papapanagiotou Theodoros Piperos Dimitrios Karakaxas Vasileios Bonatsos Konstantinos Tsoumakas Filotheos Orfanos Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos Subcutaneous Splenosis of the Abdominal Wall: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Subcutaneous Splenosis of the Abdominal Wall: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Subcutaneous Splenosis of the Abdominal Wall: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Subcutaneous Splenosis of the Abdominal Wall: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subcutaneous Splenosis of the Abdominal Wall: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Subcutaneous Splenosis of the Abdominal Wall: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | subcutaneous splenosis of the abdominal wall report of a case and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/454321 |
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