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Application of Laparoscopic Partial Splenectomy with Total Blood Flow Occlusion in Benign Splenic Lesions
Published on: December 20, 2024
Tumours of the spleen
Andrea Giovagnoni1, Chiara Giorgi, Gaia Goteri
1Department of Radiology, University Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. a.giovagnoni@ao-umbertoprimo.marche.it
Abstract:
The spleen has been considered a 'forgotten organ' even if it is included and well demonstrated on every CT and MRI of the abdomen. Tumours of the spleen are rare; however, radiologists need to be aware of the main tumoral features and patterns in order to try to distinguish between benign and malignant masses often discovered incidentally. The principal tumoral masses, benign (cysts, haemangiomas, litteral cell angioma, lymphangioma) and malignant (lymphoma, metastases haemangiosarcoma), are described.
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