Primary and secondary neoplasms of the spleen.
With the exception of lymphoma involving the spleen, other primary and secondary neoplasms are rare and infrequently encountered. Primary malignant neoplasms involving the spleen are lymphoma and angiosarcoma. Primary benign neoplasms involving the spleen include hemangioma, lymphangioma, littoral cell angioma and splenic cyst and solid lesions such as hamartoma and inflammatory pseudotumor.
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Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0030, USA. ravikaza@med.umich.edu
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Al-Hawary
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D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology