Small nodule found apart from the main body of the spleen
Medical condition
Accessory spleen
Other names
Supernumerary spleen, splenule, splenunculus
CT scan of an accessory spleen (circular object in center of image) between the spleen and left kidney.
Specialty
Medical genetics
An accessory spleen is a small nodule of splenic tissue found apart from the main body of the spleen. Accessory spleens are found in approximately 10 percent of the population[1] and are typically around 1 centimetre in diameter. They may resemble a lymph node or a small spleen. They form either by the result of developmental anomalies or trauma.[2] They are medically significant in that they may result in interpretation errors in diagnostic imaging[2] or continued symptoms after therapeutic splenectomy.[1] Polysplenia is the presence of multiple accessory spleens rather than one normal spleen.
^ abMoore, Keith L. (1992). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-683-06133-8.
^ abGayer G; Zissin R; Apter S; Atar E; Portnoy O; Itzchak Y (August 2001). "CT findings in congenital anomalies of the spleen". British Journal of Radiology. 74 (884): 767–772. doi:10.1259/bjr.74.884.740767. PMID 11511506.
An accessoryspleen is a small nodule of splenic tissue found apart from the main body of the spleen. Accessoryspleens are found in approximately 10 percent...
conditions. An accessoryspleen is a small splenic nodule extra to the spleen usually formed in early embryogenesis. Accessoryspleens are found in approximately...
complications. Accessoryspleen – Small nodule found apart from the main body of the spleen Polysplenia – Developmental failure in spleen formation Splenectomy –...
"The "Jokari Sign", An Imaging Feature Diagnostic of a Wandering AccessorySpleen". Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology. 99 (1): 58–61. doi:10...
are dissected and the organ is removed. In some cases, one or more accessoryspleens are discovered and also removed during surgery. The incisions are...
additional body parts include: Accessory breast – one or more additional breasts Accessoryspleen – one or more additional spleens Cervical rib – an additional...
congenital disease manifested by multiple small accessoryspleens, rather than a single, full-sized, normal spleen. Polysplenia sometimes occurs alone, but it...
human digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and...
fluid. One of the main functions of the lymphatic system is to provide an accessory return route to the blood for the surplus three litres. The other main...
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Buechler, Markus W.; Hackert, Thilo (2011). "Reactive Hypertrophy of an AccessorySpleen Mimicking Tumour Recurrence of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma". Asian...
carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver. This blood contains nutrients and toxins extracted from digested...
no connection to the orthotopic spleen. Patients can also have an accessoryspleen. Patients with continuous splenogonadal fusion frequently have additional...
of Wirsung (also, the major pancreatic duct due to the existence of an accessory pancreatic duct) is a duct joining the pancreas to the common bile duct...
and these communicate with the rest of the system via various ducts. The spleen, and organs of the urinary system including the kidneys, and adrenal glands...
epithelium. Accessory hepatic ducts Around 1.7% of people have additional accessory hepatic ducts that opens into the common hepatic duct. Accessory hepatic...
tail of the pancreas ends adjacent to the spleen. Two ducts, the main pancreatic duct and a smaller accessory pancreatic duct run through the body of the...
marrow macrophage - Bone marrow Marginal zone macrophage - Spleen Metallophilic macrophage - Spleen Red pulp macrophage - Splenic red pulp Tingible body macrophage...
bladder, and is situated in front of the oviducts and behind the rectum. The spleen is found in nearly all vertebrates. It is a non-vital organ, similar in...
affect accessory digestive organs including the liver, and may present with jaundice, fatty stool, anorexia, fluid buildup in the abdomen, and spleen enlargement...
wall of the stomach, ileum, gallbladder or spleen. The condition was first described by Klob in 1859. Accessory pancreas is a small cluster of pancreas cells...
various internal organs, such as the kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen and abdominal aorta. If Doppler ultrasonography is added, the blood flow...
including some that move from tissue to blood vessels and back, as well as the spleen and bone marrow. Digestive system The digestive system consists of the mouth...
A dendritic cell (DC) is an antigen-presenting cell (also known as an accessory cell) of the mammalian immune system. A DC's main function is to process...
Anatomy photo:38:14-0106 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Stomach, Spleen and Liver: The Gallbladder and the Bile System" liver at The Anatomy Lesson...
It is a disease which is congenital and is also known as heterotopic, accessory, or aberrant pancreas. Often, heterotopic pancreas is asymptomatic. When...
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