Intrathoracic splenosis: A case report and an update of invasive and noninvasive diagnostic techniques Enrico Ruffini, MD, Sofia Asioli, MD, Pier Luigi Filosso, MD, Rebecca Senetta, Luigia Macrì, Antonio Cavallo, MD, Alberto Oliaro, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 134, Issue 6, Pages 1594-1595 (December 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.08.004 Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Preoperative computed tomographic scan showing 3 lesions in the left hemithorax. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 134, 1594-1595DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.08.004) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 The surgical specimen was soft and displayed, at the cut surface, a brown color with small white dots (a). Histologically, typical benign spleen tissue with lymphocytic aggregates in a highly vascular background of sinusoidal structures was present (b). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007 134, 1594-1595DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.08.004) Copyright © 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions