Splenogonadal Fusion

Splenogonadal fusion: Report of four cases and review of the literature

“…SGF typically presents as an asymptomatic testicular mass and other manifestations may include acute testicular pain and swelling caused by ectopic splenic tissue infections (11), but the actual disease itself lacks characteristic features. In the current study, case 1 was undergoing treatment due to a left scrotal mass, case 2 was undergoing treatment for a left inguinal hernia and cases 3 and 4 were being treated for bilateral cryptorchidism.…”

Discontinuous splenogonadal fusion diagnosed on computed tomography

“…CT can accurately depict the dual vascular supply of splenogonadal remnant which is derived from the gonadal vessels and splenic hilar vessels. [1113] We had been able to accurately depict the vascular supply of the splenic and gonadal components and described these findings in detail in present case. Based on the characteristic CT imaging findings which are concurring with previous studies,[121314] we suggested the possibility of discontinuous type of splenogondal fusion, which was confirmed by intraoperative and histopathological findings.…”

“…[11] Doppler signal in the aberrant splenic tissue demonstrates central vascularity with branching pattern, which is different from criss-cross vascular pattern in neoplastic mass; however, this differentiation is still subjective. [10] CT findings in splenogondal fusion have been very rarely described in the literature.…”

Splenogonadal fusion - A review of rare anomaly

“…[5] However, the embryological origin as described below does not explain the different incidence between both sexes, although cases in the ovary may be underdiagnosed because of the inaccessibility to the female gonads for examination and will probably never be diagnosed if they cause no symptoms and so have been found at autopsy or as incidental findings at laparotomy. [6,7] Splenogonadal fusion may be diagnosed at any age (1-81 years), but is most often diagnosed in the first two decades of life (72% to 82%), with 50% of the cases diagnosed prior to 10 years of age. [8] Most cases have occurred on the left side, but a single case of splenogonadal fusion occurring on the right side has been reported.…”