Intrahepatic splenosis mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma
https://doi.org/10.24835/1607-0763-1051
Abstract
We present a rare clinical case of a 37-year-old man who had intrahepatic splenosis (IHS) mimics hepatocellular carcinoma on CT/MRI imaging. The patient with a history of splenectomy 14 years ago had no specific complains and the lesion was found incidentally during follow up imaging for the chronic pancreatitis. Definitive diagnosis of IHS was possible with post-operative histopathological analysis of the resected liver.
About the Authors
B. M. Medvedeva
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology of the Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Bela M. Medvedeva – Doct. of Sci. (Med.), Head of the Diagnostic radiology department of the Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental radiology, N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of oncology.
24, Kashirskoe shosse, Moscow 115478.
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No
A. B. Lukianchenko
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology of the Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Alexander B. Lukianchenko – Doct. of Sci. (Med.), Professor, leading researcher of the Diagnostic radiology department of the Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental radiology, N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of oncology.
24, Kashirskoe shosse, Moscow 115478.
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No
K. A. Romanova
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology of the Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Ksenia A. Romanova – Cand. of Sci. (Med.), researcher of the Diagnostic radiology department of the Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental radiology, N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of oncology.
24, Kashirskoe shosse, Moscow 115478.
Phone: +7-926-079-20-00
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E. A. Moroz
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology of the Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Ekaterina A. Moroz – Cand. of Sci. (Med.), pathologist of the Department of pathology and molecular biology of N.N. Trapeznikov Clinical oncology institute, N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of oncology.
24, Kashirskoe shosse, Moscow 115478.
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No
A. N. Polyakov
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology of the Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Aleksander N. Polyakov – Cand. of Sci. (Med.), senior researcher of the Oncology department of surgical treatment methods №7 (tumors of the hepatopancreatobiliary zone) of N.N. Trapeznikov Clinical oncology institute, N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of oncology.
24, Kashirskoe shosse, Moscow 115478.
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No
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Medvedeva B.M., Lukianchenko A.B., Romanova K.A., Moroz E.A., Polyakov A.N. Intrahepatic splenosis mimicking hepatocellular carcinoma. Medical Visualization. 2021;25(4):115-121. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24835/1607-0763-1051
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