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To the Editor: We report a case of thoracic splenosis presenting as a pleural-based mass. Thoracic splenosis is a rare condition and should be considered in any patient with a left-sided thoracic mass and a distant history of severe thoracoabdominal injury.¹

A 61-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with pleuritic pain over the left flank. He denied having cough, fever, or weight loss. His medical history included non-insulin-dependent diabetes, peptic ulcer disease, and splenectomy following a gunshot injury sustained during the Korean War in 1950. The physical examination was unremarkable, and chest radiography showed a healed fracture of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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