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Supernumerary spleens

MedGen UID:
1811106
•Concept ID:
C5574956
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Supernumerary spleen
 
HPO: HP:0009799

Definition

The presence of two or more accessory spleens. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSupernumerary spleens

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

A rare case of accessory spleen torsion in a child diagnosed by ultrasound (US) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).
Trinci M, Ianniello S, Galluzzo M, Giangregorio C, Palliola R, Briganti V, Tursini S, Miele V
J Ultrasound 2019 Mar;22(1):99-102. Epub 2019 Feb 13 doi: 10.1007/s40477-019-00359-4. PMID: 30758809Free PMC Article
Anatomical variations of the thymus in relation to the left brachiocephalic vein, findings of necropsia.
Plaza OA, Moreno F
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Apr;107:53-55. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.01.019. PMID: 29501311
Focal lesions in the ultrasonographic examination of the spleen as a symptom of various disease statuses: literature survey and case descriptions.
Woszczyk D, Kołodziej-Jaskuła A, Mykała-Cieśla J, Bal A, Łabuzek K, Gasińska T
Med Sci Monit 2006 Aug;12(8):CS67-73. Epub 2006 Jul 12 PMID: 16865069

Prognosis

Focal lesions in the ultrasonographic examination of the spleen as a symptom of various disease statuses: literature survey and case descriptions.
Woszczyk D, Kołodziej-Jaskuła A, Mykała-Cieśla J, Bal A, Łabuzek K, Gasińska T
Med Sci Monit 2006 Aug;12(8):CS67-73. Epub 2006 Jul 12 PMID: 16865069

Clinical prediction guides

A rare case of accessory spleen torsion in a child diagnosed by ultrasound (US) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).
Trinci M, Ianniello S, Galluzzo M, Giangregorio C, Palliola R, Briganti V, Tursini S, Miele V
J Ultrasound 2019 Mar;22(1):99-102. Epub 2019 Feb 13 doi: 10.1007/s40477-019-00359-4. PMID: 30758809Free PMC Article
A monoclonal antibody cytolytic to androgen independent DU145 and PC3 human prostatic carcinoma cells.
Talwar GP, Gupta R, Gupta SK, Malhotra R, Khanna R, Mitra DK, Sehgal S, Minz R, Kumar A
Prostate 2001 Feb 15;46(3):207-13. doi: 10.1002/1097-0045(20010215)46:3<207::aid-pros1025>3.0.co;2-w. PMID: 11170149
The relationship between SMN, the spinal muscular atrophy protein, and nuclear coiled bodies in differentiated tissues and cultured cells.
Young PJ, Le TT, thi Man N, Burghes AH, Morris GE
Exp Cell Res 2000 May 1;256(2):365-74. doi: 10.1006/excr.2000.4858. PMID: 10772809

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