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Ectopic splenic tissue simulating a renal mass. 1995

D Lask, and J Abarbanel, and Y Rechnic, and E Mukamel

Department of Urology, Golda Medical Center, Hasharon Hospital, Petah Tiqva, Israel.

A 64-year-old patient who underwent splenectomy presented clinically with ectopic splenic tissue simulating a solid renal mass. The splenic origin of the mass was assessed by radionuclide spleen scan. Nephrectomy was avoided.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007674	Kidney Diseases	Pathological processes of the KIDNEY or its component tissues.	Disease, Kidney,Diseases, Kidney,Kidney Disease
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011877	Radionuclide Imaging	The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph.	Gamma Camera Imaging,Radioisotope Scanning,Scanning, Radioisotope,Scintigraphy,Scintiphotography,Imaging, Gamma Camera,Imaging, Radionuclide
D002828	Choristoma	A mass of histologically normal tissue present in an abnormal location.	Aberrant Tissue,Ectopic Tissue,Heterotopic Tissue,Aberrant Tissues,Choristomas,Ectopic Tissues,Heterotopic Tissues,Tissue, Aberrant,Tissue, Ectopic,Tissue, Heterotopic,Tissues, Aberrant,Tissues, Ectopic,Tissues, Heterotopic
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013154	Spleen	An encapsulated lymphatic organ through which venous blood filters.
D013671	Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid	A gamma-emitting radionuclide imaging agent used for the diagnosis of diseases in many tissues, particularly in the gastrointestinal system, liver, and spleen.	Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid,Technetium Sulfur Colloid,Lymphoszint,Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid,Colloid, Tc-99m Sulfur,Colloid, Technetium Sulfur

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