A Rare Red Herring: Intrahepatic Splenosis Masquerading as Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Authors

• Justin Bilello
• Ozlem Kulak
• Santosh Selvarajan
• Danielle Tholey
• Jesse Civan

Publication/Presentation Date

7-1-2023

Abstract

Splenosis is defined as viable splenic tissue that is autotransplanted into other compartments in the body. Intrahepatic splenosis is a rare diagnosis that can be difficult for clinicians to identify. The most common causes of splenosis include abdominal trauma and splenectomy. While most patients with intrahepatic splenosis are asymptomatic, in the presence of risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma, it is paramount to rule out malignancy. In this report, we present a patient with imaging findings concerning for hepatocellular carcinoma, ultimately diagnosed with percutaneous biopsy and technetium-99m-tagged heat-damaged red blood cell scintigraphy-proven intrahepatic splenosis.

Volume

10

Issue

7

First Page

01103

Last Page

01103

ISSN

2326-3253

Published In/Presented At

Bilello, J., Kulak, O., Selvarajan, S., Tholey, D., & Civan, J. (2023). A Rare Red Herring: Intrahepatic Splenosis Masquerading as Hepatocellular Carcinoma. ACG case reports journal, 10(7), e01103. https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001103

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

37441623

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article