The value of ultrasonic scanning of the spleen in lymphoma.
In 40 patients assessed for splenic enlargement prior to splenectomy, clinical examination and ultrasonic scanning gave equally accurate results when compared with splenic weight after removal. In the 22 patients having staging laparotomy and splenectomy for Hodgkin's disease, ultrasound was unable to assess accurately the presence of tumour deposits.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography