Table 1 Summary of reported cases of accessory spleen in the pelvis
From: Dynamic computed tomography findings of an accessory spleen in the pelvis: a case report
Number | Author | Year | Age | Sex | Symptom | Tumor size (cm) | Preoperative diagnosis | Operation | Vascular pedicle | Origin of feeding vessels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wood [6] | 1987 | 38 | M | No | 6 | Unknown | Tumor resection | Yes | Splenic hilum |
2 | Azar [2] | 1993 | 44 | F | Left lower abdominal pain | 7 | Left ovarian tumor | Tumor resection | Yes | Splenic hilum |
3 | Vural [3] | 1999 | 26 | F | Left lower abdominal pain | 4.5 | Subserous myoma, ectopic spleen, ovarian tumor | Tumor resection | Yes | Gastroepiploic artery |
4 | Nishiguchi [7] | 2001 | 58 | F | Lower abdominal discomfort | 4 | Accessory spleen | No | Yes | Splenic hilum |
5 | Hisao [4] | 2001 | 17 | F | Lower abdominal pain | 13 | Right ovarian tumor | Tumor resection | Yes | Gastroepiploic artery |
6 | Cowles [8] | 2007 | 18 | M | Lower abdominal pain | 5 | Accessory spleen | Laparoscopic tumor resection | Yes | Splenic hilum |
7 | Ruiz-Tovar [9] | 2009 | 75 | F | Anemia | 5 | Recurrence of a renal tumor | Tumor resection | Unknown | Unknown |
8 | Taskin [5] | 2015 | 43 | F | Left lower abdominal pain | 5.5 | Ovarian tumor | Tumor resection | No | No |
9 | Our case | 2015 | 60 | M | Abdominal discomfort | 4.7 | GIST in the rectum | Tumor resection | Yes | Gastroepiploic artery |