Splenic lesions and anomalies
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There are a number of splenic lesions and anomalies:
Congenital anomalies
Mass lesions
Benign mass lesions
- splenic cyst (mnemonic)
- splenic pseudocyst
- splenic haemangioma: commonest benign splenic lesion
- splenic lymphangioma
- splenic hamartoma
- sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT): fibrosing variant of hamartoma
- extramedullary haematopoiesis in the spleen
- splenic abscess: sonographically characterised by multiple “target” lesions
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splennicsplenic inflammatory pseudotumour7 - splenic lipoma
- splenic angiomyolipoma
- splenic fibroma 7
- sarcoidosis
- focal splenic lesions in type I Gaucher disease 8
Indeterminate mass lesions
Malignant mass lesions
- lymphoma: commonest malignant tumour with splenic involvement 2
- angiosarcoma of spleen: commonest primary malignant splenic tumour 3
- haemagiopericytoma of spleen
- splenic metastases: 50% malignant melanoma
Diffuse infiltrative processes
Usually manifests as splenomegaly. Some can present as distinct lesions, e.g. granulomas
Other abnormalities
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splenic rupture
- traumatic: spleen is the most frequently injured intra-abdominal organ in blunt trauma 2
- non-traumatic
- splenic infarction
- splenosis
-<a href="/articles/splennic-inflammatory-pseudotumour">splennic </a><a href="/articles/inflammatory-pseudotumour-7">inflammatory pseudotumour</a><sup>7</sup> </li>- +<a href="/articles/splennic-inflammatory-pseudotumour">splenic </a><a href="/articles/inflammatory-pseudotumour-7">inflammatory pseudotumour</a><sup>7</sup> </li>
-<li>focal splenic lesions in type I <a title="Gaucher disease" href="/articles/gaucher-disease">Gaucher disease</a> <sup>8</sup>- +<li>focal splenic lesions in type I <a href="/articles/gaucher-disease">Gaucher disease</a> <sup>8</sup>