RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Scintigraphic Diagnosis of Intrathoracic Splenic Implants Masquerading as Malignancy
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 267
OP 268
DO 10.2967/jnmt.116.178616
VO 44
IS 4
A1 Rodrigue, Paul D.
A1 Fakhri, Asif A.
A1 Lim, Jin T.
YR 2016
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/44/4/267.abstract
AB After significant trauma to the spleen, small viable splenic fragments may exist in the peritoneal cavity or, less commonly, in the thorax. Thus, the appearance of splenules within the thorax on CT images can easily be mistaken for malignancy and lead to unnecessary intervention. Here, we present a case of multiple pulmonary masses that initially were presumed to be malignancy, leading to CT-guided biopsy, but were eventually confirmed to be thoracic splenules through 99mTc-labeled sulfur colloid scintigraphy.