Diagnosis of an accessory spleen mimicking a gastric submucosal tumor using endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration

Korean J Gastroenterol. 2012 Jun 25;59(6):433-6. doi: 10.4166/kjg.2012.59.6.433.

Abstract

Accessory spleen can be mistaken as a gastric subepithelial mass, and may not be differentiated in CT or endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). A gastric subepithelial mass was detected on routine endoscopy in a 39-year old woman with history of splenectomy. In subsequent CT and EUS, the subepithelial mass was located on the fourth layer of the stomach. To make a definite diagnosis, EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) was performed, and a splenic tissue was demonstrated in histologic examination. EUS-guided FNA can be beneficial in the diagnosis of accessory spleen which mimics a gastric subepithelial mass.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antigens, CD34 / metabolism
  • Biopsy, Fine-Needle
  • Endosonography
  • Female
  • Gastroscopy
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Splenic Diseases / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Antigens, CD34