Preferred Label : splenosis;
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];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0206369;
Origin ID : RID3750;
UMLS CUI : C0206369;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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]