spleen - lecture

Question 1

accessory spleen

Answer 1

Longitudinal and transverse images of the small accessory spleen as it projects from the hilum

Question 2

accessory spleen

Answer 2

LARGE ACCESSORY SPLEEN

Question 3

splenomegaly

Answer 3

Question 4

splenomegaly

Answer 4

Dilated splenic hilum, secondary to portal hypertension. The liver and spleen are both enlarged

Question 5

congestive splenomegaly

Answer 5

the blood is backed up into the spleen because the blood can not go back to
the liver

Color Doppler shows dilated splenic vessels that may be seen with portal hypertension

Question 6

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Answer 6

a pt. w/ acute myelogenous leukemia shows a large
mass within the splenic parenchyma & enlarged
lymph nodes in the hilum

Question 7

Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (Cont.)

Answer 7

on US an enlarged spleen is seen with an inhomogeneous texture in this
patient with lymphoma

multiple hypoechoic areas

Question 8

Granulocytopoietic Abnormalities

Answer 8

pt with granulomatous infection may have bright echogenic lesions on sonography

very hypoechoic the bright spots are infarcts,
where the bld vessels are involved