title: [Lymphomas of the spleen].
abstract: The spleen is commonly affected by malignant lymphomas and the macroscopic findings of the spleen correlate with different lymphoma entities. However, most lymphomas are not primarily diagnosed in splenectomy specimens. Exceptions include splenic marginal zone lymphomas and hepatosplenic T-cell lymphomas that are typically diagnosed from histological findings. In addition, hairy-cell leukemia, LGL leukemia and T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia typically show characteristic patterns of infiltration in the spleen which may be diagnostically useful. The different infiltration patterns of these tumors are discussed here.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Mannheim.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Müller-Hermelink
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Geissinger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zettl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rüdiger
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000473:pathology; D015461:Leukemia, Prolymphocytic, T-Cell / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD