Isolated splenic inflammatory pseudotumors (IPT) are extremely rare, typically benign, inflammatory lesions with varied clinical presentations that pose a diagnostic challenge to clinicians due to their similarity in appearance to neoplasms. We present the case of a young woman diagnosed with a splenic IPT following investigation for persistent anemia, raised inflammatory markers, and polyclona...

INTRODUCTION Splenosis represents the heterotopic autotransplantation of splenic tissue after a traumatic splenic rupture and splenectomy. It is not a rare condition and it is estimated to occur in up to 67% of patients with traumatic splenic rupture. CASE REPORT We report one case of patient, affected by non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), with a hypervascularised liver lesion, that the fi...

The term splenosis applies to the autotransplanted splenic tissue resulting from seeding in the context of past splenic trauma or surgery. We report a 42-year-old man with a history of splenectomy observed for an incidentally found retrovesical mass thought to be an ectopic testicle. The abdominal laparotomy revealed multiple focuses of pelvic splenosis. As splenosis can be diagnosed through sp...

RATIONALE An isolated splenic metastasis is a rare phenomenon noted in advanced stage melanoma. We report the role of radiofrequency (RF) -based splenic-preserving splenectomy in a patient with a solitary splenic metastasis from advanced stage melanoma that was managed with checkpoint inhibitors. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a case of a 60-year-old man who presented with multiple lung metastase...

Wandering spleen is a rare disease that is clinically characterized by torsion of the pedicle. The congenital absence of ligaments anchoring the spleen to the left sub-phrenic area or an acquired looseness is the major reason behind its mobilization. Unless splenic torsion occurs and acute abdominal clinical symptomatology develops, clinical diagnosis is highly challenging due to lack of sympto...

Introduction: Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a rare benign disease which presents as tumor like mass mimicking malignancy. The most common sites are lungs, liver, orbits and gastrointestinal tract. Splenic IPT is very rare. Presentation of Case: A 41-year-old woman presented with the complaints of left upper quadrant pain radiating to the back for a year. Abdominal ultrasound and computed to...

endovascular techniques (stents or selective embolization) or surgery (either open or laparoscopic in selected cases) in order to resect the aneurysm or ligate the splenic artery, while attempting to preserve the spleen. For the diagnosis of ruptured splenic aneurysms, computed tomography with intravenous contrast is the best option in the emergency setting in hemodynamically stable patients. H...

CONTEXT Generally, ectopic splenic tissue such as an accessory spleen is reported to have an incidence of 10% in the general population. However, an intrapancreatic accessory spleen has seldom been reported and cyst formation of the intrapancreatic accessory spleen is extremely rare. CASE REPORT A 26-year-old female patient with no clinical manifestations presented with a cyst in the tail of ...

Primary splenic angiosarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive neoplasm of the vasculature. Uniformly, primary splenic angiosarcoma is a fatal disease despite early diagnosis and treatment. Only patients with localized disease amenable to surgical resection achieve long-term, disease-free survival. We present a review of the literature and report a case of a 3-year-old girl with metastatic pr...

The diagnosis of Delayed Splenic Rupture poses a major challenge to even the most astute clinician, as it can mimic other medical emergencies. We present a case of an unusual presentation of delayed splenic rupture in a 23-year-old Caucasian man, who presented to the emergency department with a 2 day history of left upper quadrant pain. He initially denied any history of trauma. There were no s...