Abstract:

Anomalies of spleen include persistant lobulation, multilobulated spleen, accessory spleen, splenunculi, wandering spleen, ectopic spleen, asplenia, polysplenia and splenogonadal fusion. Anomalies of spleen may or may not be associated with anomalies in other organs. Present study is a case observed in the department of anatomy at Govt. Medical college Aurangabad during routine cadaveric dissection for I M.B.B.S. students. The cadaver showed multilobulated spleen ( six lobules) of variable sizes completely separate from each other. Each covered by separate capsule and having independent branches from splenic artery supplying each of them. Histological sections of the tissues confirmed the features consistent with the spleen. No other abnormal developmental features were seen in the said cadaver particularly the heart and vessels. Present study was compared with the work of previous workers. Anamolies of spleen are important in respect of the clinical conditions where torsion/ infarction of the splenic lobules can occur, moreover in cases where spleenectomy is indicated. All the respective lobules (multilobulated spleen) should be resected otherwise even the smallest splenic lobule can take over function fully, thereby nullifying the effect of spleenectomy.

Keywords: polysplenia, spenunculi, congenital anomalies

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