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splenic incidentaloma
Pathology:
- in asymptomatic patients without history of cancer, splenic incidentalomas are invariably benign [1]
- most benign lesions hemangiomas, cysts, hamartomas, lymphangiomas, or granulomas
- patients with constitutional symptoms or left upper quadrant pain may have lymphoma
Radiology:
- abdominal CT
General
incidentaloma
References
- Siewert B, Millo NZ, Sahi K et al.
The incidental splenic mass at CT: Does it need further work-up?
An observational study.
Radiology 2018 Apr; 287:156.
PMID: 29369753
https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2017170293