Combined Intrathoracic and Subcutaneous Splenosis Discovered 51 Years after Abdominal Trauma

Splenosis is a rare condition that results from the autotransplantation of splenic parenchyma into unexpected locations such as the abdomen or subcutaneous tissue. In the presence of coexisting injury to the diaphragm intrathoracic transplantation can occur emerging as single or multiple pleural-bas...

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Main Authors: James Benjamin Gleason, Anas Hadeh, Maria Julia Diacovo, Jonathan Ryan Schroeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/969067
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