Calcification in Thoracic Splenosis

Calcification in Thoracic Splenosis

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Splenosis is a rare condition described as the implantation of ectopic splenic tissue, usually after a splenic rupture.Thoracic splenosis refers to acquired ectopic splenic tissue found within the thoracic cavity, often caused by thoracoabdominal trauma or surgery.Most cases 92-95 civic k-swap mounts are asymptomatic and many years may elapse before they are incidentally discovered on chest radiography or thoracic computed tomography.Splenosis is often misinterpreted as a malignancy on initial imaging.

We wish to highlight a rare case of thoracic splenosis presenting with calcified and non-calcified nodules.Only two other cases of calcification have been reported in intrathoracic splenosis, neither rockfleece of which provided CT images of this finding.