What is splenic Peliosis?

Splenic peliosis is an unusual benign disorder characterized by the presence of irregular cystic blood-filled cavities.

What is splenic hemangioma?

Splenic hemangioma is a rare disorder but remains the most common benign neoplasm of the spleen. It often has a latent clinical picture; however, spontaneous rupture has been reported to occur in as many as 25% of this patient population. 1 Treatment most often consists of splenectomy.

What is splenic hamartoma?

Splenic hamartoma is a rare benign malformation, composed of an anomalous mixture of normal splenic elements, often found incidentally while working up other complaints or at autopsy. A splenic mass was incidentally found while evaluating the effects of a traffic accident in a 63-year-old woman.

What does heterogeneous spleen mean?

Zebra spleen, also referred to as psychedelic spleen, tigroid splenic enhancement or more correctly inhomogeneous splenic enhancement, refers to the transient heterogeneous parenchymal enhancement of the spleen during the arterial or early portal venous phases of contrast enhancement in CT, MRI, or ultrasound imaging.

What does splenic hemangioma mean?

Splenic hemangiomas are comprised of non-encapsulated non-neoplastic vascular channels of varying sizes ranging from capillary to cavernous, containing slow flowing blood. These vessels are lined with a single layer endothelium 2,8.

What are splenic lesions?

Splenic lesions are unusual cysts or inflamed areas of surface tissue on the spleen. Lesions can be caused by many different illnesses and adverse health conditions, including bacterial and viral infections, abnormal buildups of immune cells, cancer, and direct physical trauma to the organ.

What is a spleen hematoma?

Splenic hematoma is an enlargement of the spleen that is caused by poor circulation through the spleen, or bleeding within the spleen due to weak and/or ruptured splenic blood vessels.

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