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:For ''angioma'' see ''[[vascular malformations]]''.
:For ''angioma'' see ''[[vascular malformations]]''.
===General===
===General===
Features:<ref name=annals200408>URL: [http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf200408/V33N4p524.pdf http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf200408/V33N4p524.pdf]. Accessed on: 18 May 2011.</ref>
Features:<ref name=pmid15329769>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Tan | first1 = YM. | last2 = Chuah | first2 = KL. | last3 = Wong | first3 = WK. | title = Littoral cell angioma of the spleen. | journal = Ann Acad Med Singapore | volume = 33 | issue = 4 | pages = 524-6 | month = Jul | year = 2004 | doi =  | PMID = 15329769 | url=http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf200408/V33N4p524.pdf }}</ref>
*Rare.
*Rare.
*Benign.
*Benign.
Clinical:<ref name=pmid15329769/>
*Pyrexia (fever), solitary hypodense lesion on imaging.


Note:
Note:
*''Littoral'' = related to ''shore''.<ref>URL: [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/littoral http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/littoral]. Accessed on: 24 July 2011.</ref><ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/littoral http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/littoral]. Accessed on: 24 July 2011.</ref>
*''Littoral cells'' = line vascular channels of the red pulp.<ref name=pmid15329769/>
**''Littoral'' = related to ''shore''.<ref>URL: [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/littoral http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/littoral]. Accessed on: 24 July 2011.</ref><ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/littoral http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/littoral]. Accessed on: 24 July 2011.</ref>


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=annals200408/>
Features:<ref name=pmid15329769/>
*Anastoming, small vascular channels.
*Anastoming, small vascular channels.
*Cystic spaces.
*Cystic spaces.

Revision as of 04:08, 25 July 2011

The spleen is a forgotten organ.

Splenic enlargement

Hyaloserositis

  • Properly referred to as hyaloserositis of the spleen.
  • Capsule of the spleen is white - resembles sugar-coating; also known as sugar-coated spleen.[4]
  • Importance: none - benign.

Image(s):

Mononucleosis

General

  • EBV infection.
  • Massive splenic enlargement.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Atypical lymphoid cells.


Littoral cell angioma of the spleen

For angioma see vascular malformations.

General

Features:[5]

  • Rare.
  • Benign.

Clinical:[5]

  • Pyrexia (fever), solitary hypodense lesion on imaging.

Note:

  • Littoral cells = line vascular channels of the red pulp.[5]
    • Littoral = related to shore.[6][7]

Microscopic

Features:[5]

  • Anastoming, small vascular channels.
  • Cystic spaces.

Images:

See also

References

  1. Bennett, M.; Schechter, GP. (Apr 2010). "Treatment of splenic marginal zone lymphoma: splenectomy versus rituximab.". Semin Hematol 47 (2): 143-7. doi:10.1053/j.seminhematol.2010.01.004. PMID 20350661.
  2. Baseggio L, Traverse-Glehen A, Callet-Bauchu E, et al. (March 2011). "Relevance of a scoring system including CD11c expression in the identification of splenic diffuse red pulp small B-cell lymphoma (SRPL)". Hematol Oncol 29 (1): 47–51. doi:10.1002/hon.957. PMID 20677173.
  3. Maakaroun, NR.; Moanna, A.; Jacob, JT.; Albrecht, H. (Mar 2010). "Viral infections associated with haemophagocytic syndrome.". Rev Med Virol 20 (2): 93-105. doi:10.1002/rmv.638. PMID 20127750.
  4. URL: http://www.drugs.com/dict/sugar-coated-spleen.html. Accessed on: 1 September 2010.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Tan, YM.; Chuah, KL.; Wong, WK. (Jul 2004). "Littoral cell angioma of the spleen.". Ann Acad Med Singapore 33 (4): 524-6. PMID 15329769. http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf200408/V33N4p524.pdf.
  6. URL: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/littoral. Accessed on: 24 July 2011.
  7. URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/littoral. Accessed on: 24 July 2011.

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