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Desbuquoit D, Van Hecke S, Even P, et al. Pleural Nodules and Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy in a Smoker: An Unusual Case Report. Case Rep Oncol. 2016;9(2):488-492doi: 10.1159/000448803.
Desbuquoit, D., Van Hecke, S., Even, P., Parizel, P. M., van Meerbeeck, J. P., & Snoeckx, A. (2016). Pleural Nodules and Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy in a Smoker: An Unusual Case Report. Case reports in oncology, 9(2), 488-492. https://doi.org/10.1159/000448803
Desbuquoit, Damien, et al. "Pleural Nodules and Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy in a Smoker: An Unusual Case Report." Case reports in oncology vol. 9,2 (2016): 488-492. doi: https://doi.org/10.1159/000448803
Desbuquoit D, Van Hecke S, Even P, Parizel PM, van Meerbeeck JP, Snoeckx A. Pleural Nodules and Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy in a Smoker: An Unusual Case Report. Case Rep Oncol. 2016 Aug 24;9(2):488-492. doi: 10.1159/000448803. eCollection 2016. PMID: 27721773; PMCID: PMC5043224.
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Case Rep Oncol. 2016 Aug 24;9(2):488-492. doi: 10.1159/000448803. eCollection 2016.

Pleural Nodules and Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy in a Smoker: An Unusual Case Report.

Case reports in oncology

Damien Desbuquoit, Stijn Van Hecke, Pjotr Even, Paul M Parizel, Jan P van Meerbeeck, Annemie Snoeckx

Affiliations

  1. Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
  3. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
  4. Department of Thoracic Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.

PMID: 27721773 PMCID: PMC5043224 DOI: 10.1159/000448803

Abstract

The authors report a case of thoracic splenosis, which is the autotransplantation of splenic tissue into the pleural cavity. Splenosis in the chest is a rare entity and most often an incidental finding on chest computed tomography, typically showing solitary or multiple well-defined, noncalcified pleural nodules of variable size in the left hemithorax. It is important to include this benign pathology in the differential diagnosis among other, generally malignant, pleural lesions. Imaging clues to the diagnosis are absence of the spleen and/or associated rib fractures. Early identification of thoracic splenosis as a cause of pleural nodules can prevent unnecessary and risky invasive procedures, such as biopsy or surgery.

Keywords: 99mTc-sulfur colloid scintigraphy; Computed tomography; Lymphadenopathy; Pleural nodules; Thoracic splenosis

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