Abstract
Congenital abnormalities of the spleen are rarely encountered. However, when present, they may be difficult to interpret due to unfamiliarity. Occasionally, they can mimic serious pathology and should be familiar to pathologists to exclude malignancies. Lesions illustrated in this chapter include accessory spleen, which when present in unusual locations may be a diagnostic problem; intrapancreatic spleen, which is a rare occurrence and probably a variant of accessory spleen; splenosis, which is marked by the presence of multiple, small, fragments of functional splenic tissue within the abdominal cavity; and splenogonadal fusion, a rare lesion that may involve unusual clinical presentations, including left-sided inguinal hernia. Finally, surface grooves present in the spleen are illustrated and their embryologic origin is identified. Both histologic and gross images are presented.
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O’Malley, D.P. (2013). Congenital Malformations and Abnormalities of Spleen Location and Histology. In: Atlas of Spleen Pathology. Atlas of Anatomic Pathology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4672-9_2
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