A pelvic mass with final diagnosis of spontaneous splenosis in patient with previous splenectomy: a case report

• Main Authors: Sedigheh Ghasemian Dizajmehr (Author), Setareh Akhavan (Author), Mohammadreza Salehi (Author), Masoomeh Safaei (Author), Farzaneh Rashidi Fakari (Author), Narges Zamani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Spleen is an immunologic organ and has critical role in prevention of capsulated microorganism infection. Accessory spleen after splenectomy is important due to this immunologic effect. On the other hand, accessory spleens should be considered in differential diagnosis of abdomino-pelv...