"Splenosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The spontaneous transplantation of splenic tissue to unusual sites after open splenic trauma, e.g., after automobile accidents, gunshot or stab wounds. The splenic pulp implants appear as red-blue nodules on the peritoneum, omentum, and mesentery, morphologically similar to multifocal pelvic endometriosis. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
| Descriptor ID |
D017890
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.604.744.742.500 C26.017.680.500 C26.761.555.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Splenosis" by people in Profiles.
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Brown JD, Kwee S. Pararenal splenosis encountered during the evaluation of a suspected pheochromocytoma. Am J Med Sci. 2010 Nov; 340(5):424-6.
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Fremont RD, Rice TW. Splenosis: a review. South Med J. 2007 Jun; 100(6):589-93.