Preoperative Angioembolisation of a Mediastinal Accessory Ectopic Spleen: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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A 50-year-old male presented to our institution for embolization of an incidentally detected mediastinal mass prior to surgical resection. The patient had undergone extensive pre-procedural imaging as well as bronchoscopy and mediastinoscopy. Ultimately, resection was required for a definitive diagnosis of congenital ectopic mediastinal accessory spleen. This case represents the first reported incidence of ectopic splenic tissue in this location and illustrates the difficulties in establishing a pre-operative diagnosis with often confounding imaging findings.
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