Splenic tumor

Splenic tumor
Splenic tumor
Specialty	Oncology

A splenic tumor is a rare form of tumor that may be malignant or benign. Malignant forms include lymphoma and sarcoma.^[1]

Lymphoma is the most common malignant splenic tumor.^[2]

References

^ Bisset (1 January 2008). Differential Diagnosis in Abdominal Ultrasound, 3/e. Elsevier India. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-81-312-1574-6. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
^ Neal C. Dalrymple; John R. Leyendecker; Michael Oliphant (12 June 2009). Problem Solving in Abdominal Imaging. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 410–. ISBN 978-0-323-04353-3. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

Lymphatic disease: organ and vessel diseases
Thymus	Abscess Hyperplasia Hypoplasia DiGeorge syndrome Ectopic thymus Thymoma Thymic carcinoma
Spleen	Asplenia Asplenia with cardiovascular anomalies Accessory spleen Polysplenia Wandering spleen Splenomegaly Banti's syndrome Splenic infarction Splenic tumor
Lymph node	Lymphadenopathy Generalized lymphadenopathy Castleman's disease Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma Kikuchi disease Tonsils see Template:Respiratory pathology
Lymphatic vessels	Lymphangitis Lymphangiectasia Lymphedema Primary lymphedema Congenital lymphedema Lymphedema praecox Lymphedema tarda Lymphedema–distichiasis syndrome Milroy's disease Secondary lymphedema Bullous lymphedema Factitial lymphedema Postinflammatory lymphedema Postmastectomy lymphangiosarcoma Waldmann disease