Spleen

The spleen is a forgotten organ.

Splenic enlargement

Portal hypertension (e.g. cirrhosis).
Lymphoma:
- Hairy cell leukemia.
- Splenic marginal zone lymphoma.^[1]
- Splenic diffuse red pulp small B cell lymphoma.^[2]
Mononucleosis (EBV infection).
Hemophagocytic syndrome.^[3]

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):

Features:

For angioma see vascular malformations.

Features:^[5]

Clinical:^[5]

Note:

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

Features:^[5]

Images:

↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ URL: http://www.drugs.com/dict/sugar-coated-spleen.html. Accessed on: 1 September 2010.
↑ ^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.
↑ URL: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/littoral. Accessed on: 24 July 2011.
↑ URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/littoral. Accessed on: 24 July 2011.