Preferred Label : splenosis;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : splenoses;
MeSH annotation : spontaneous intra-abdom transpl of spleen tissue to other tissue, usually after trauma;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenosis;
Origin ID : D017890;
UMLS CUI : C0206369;
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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)