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CASE REPORT
Renal splenosis presenting as a renal mass
Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. Neil T. Dwyer, University
of Iowa, Department of Urology, 200 Hawkins Drive, 3 RCP,
Iowa City, IA 52242-1089 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2005, 12(3), 2710-2712.
Abstract
Splenosis should be considered in the differential of any patient with a history of splenic trauma or removal and a solid enhancing mass near or within the kidney. Splenosis is the autotransplantation of splenic tissue associated with splenic trauma or surgery, and can be diagnosed properatively, avoiding unnecessary surgery.Keywords
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