Concept information
Preferred term
Splenosis
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Scope note
- 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)
History note
- 94
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017890
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