title: Improving diagnosis of atraumatic splenic lesions, Part III: malignant lesions.
abstract: Focal atraumatic splenic lesions often pose a diagnostic challenge on cross-sectional imaging. They can be categorized based on etiology, as nonneoplastic, benign neoplastic, and malignant neoplastic (discussed in Part III) lesions, or on prevalence, as common, uncommon, and rare lesions. Familiarity with pertinent clinical parameters, etiology, pathology, prevalence, and ancillary features such as splenomegaly, concomitant hepatic involvement, and extrasplenic findings, in addition to knowledge of imaging spectra of the lesions, can improve diagnostic confidence. Consideration of these factors together can arm the radiologist with the necessary tools to render a more confident diagnosis and thus better aid management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210th Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: zinaricci@aol.com.
authors.forename: Zina J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 1825 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY, 10461. Electronic address: kaulmd@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Bindu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaul
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210th Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: mstein17@aol.com.
authors.forename: Marjorie W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210th Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: vchernya@montefiore.org.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chernyak
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210th Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: allaroz@optonline.net.
authors.forename: Alla M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rozenblit
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210th Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: sarahoh@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sarah K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210th Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: mflusberg@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Milana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flusberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 111 E 210th Street, Bronx, NY, 10467. Electronic address: fmazzariolgunduz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Fernanda S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Mazzariol
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: CT scan; MRI; Management algorithm; malignant splenic lesions