%0 Journal Article
%T Splenosis mimicking local recurrence in a case of renal cell carcinoma confirmed using technetium-99m-sulfur colloid scintigraphy and single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography
%A Koramadai Kamaleshwaran
%A Kuppurajan Narayanasamy
%A Anjali Maliakkal
%A Vyshak Mohanan
%A Ajit Shinto
%J Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
%@ 2278-0513
%D 2015
%V 4
%N 3
%R 10.4103/2278-0513.151953
%P 441-443
%X Heterotropic splenic tissue in the renal fossa is characteristically asymptomatic and is usually an incidental finding that has been reported to mimic renal or adrenal tumors. A 50-year-old man with renal cell carcinoma had undergone radical nephrectomy with splenectomy because of the invasion of the splenic capsule. During a follow-up examination, nodules were detected by computed tomography in the subdiaphragmatic region. Although local recurrence was highly suspected, and these masses were diagnosed as ectopic splenic tissues by a technetium-99m-sulfur colloid scintigraphy and unnecessary surgical exploration was avoided.
%U https://ccij-online.org/article/splenosis-mimicking-local-recurrence-in-a-case-of-renal-cell-carcinoma-confirmed-using-technetium-99m-sulfur-colloid-scintigraphy-and-single-photon-emission-computed-tomography-computed-tomog