A UNIQUE CASE OF CEREBRAL SPLEEN

Authors
RICKERT CH MAASJOSTHUSMANN U PROBSTCOUSIN S AUGUST C GULLOTTA F
Citation
Ch. Rickert et al., A UNIQUE CASE OF CEREBRAL SPLEEN, The American journal of surgical pathology, 22(7), 1998, pp. 894-896
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology,Surgery
Journal title
The American journal of surgical pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01475185
Volume
22
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Pages
894 - 896
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-5185(1998)22:7<894:AUCOCS>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We present the first case of cerebral splenosis, occurring in a 20-yea r-old man 15 years after posttraumatic splenectomy. He became symptoma tic through seizures and was operated on for suspected meningioma of t he right occipital pole. Histologic evaluation of the lesion revealed splenic tissue with matching immunohistochemical results. Because no p enetrating head injuries were reported at the time of trauma, a hemato genous spread of splenic tissue has to be assumed.