Accessory spleen - In clinical perspective

Accessory spleen - In clinical perspective

Accessory spleen is a developmental anomaly of spleen with an incidence of 10-30% of the population. During routine cadaveric dissection in the department of Anatomy, BIMS, Belgaum, a case of accessory spleen was found in a middle aged female cadaver. The accessory spleen was located in the gastrosp...

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Main Authors: Shubha Nivargi, R Kirankumar, Umesh Kulkarni, V B Hukkeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:National Journal of Clinical Anatomy
Subjects:
splenic anomalies
intra abdominal mass
tumour
Online Access:http://www.njca.info/article.asp?issn=2277-4025;year=2014;volume=3;issue=4;spage=229;epage=232;aulast=Nivargi
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Summary:Accessory spleen is a developmental anomaly of spleen with an incidence of 10-30% of the population. During routine cadaveric dissection in the department of Anatomy, BIMS, Belgaum, a case of accessory spleen was found in a middle aged female cadaver. The accessory spleen was located in the gastrosplenic ligament with size less than 3 cm in diameter. The embryological basis of this splenic anomaly and its clinical implications are discussed in this article.
ISSN:2277-4025
2321-2780

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