Spleen - Part 3 Flashcards
What is the most common benign splenic neoplam?
Cavernous hemangioma
What are the clinical findings for cavernous hemangioma? (2)
- Asymptomatic
2. LUQ pain
What is the US appearance for cavernous hemangioma? (2)
- Well-defined hyper echoic splenic mass
2. Homogeneous or complex echo texture
What are 3 differential diagnosis for cavernous hemangioma?
- Splenic infarction
- Hemangiosarcoma
- Metastases
Cavernous lymphangioma
Malformation of the lymph system
What is a clinical finding of cavernous lymphangioma?
Asymptomatic
What is the US appearance of cavernous lymphangioma?
Hypo echoic solid splenic mass
What are 2 differential diagnosis of cavernous lymphangioma?
- Abscess
2. Hematoma
What is a clinical finding of a cyst?
Asymptomatic
What is the US appearance of a cyst? (4)
- Well-defined anechoic mass
- Smooth wall margins
- Posterior acoustic
enhancement - May demonstrate
septations or debris
What are 3 differential diagnosis of a cyst?
- Hematoma
- Abscess
- Cystic lymphangiomyomatosis
What causes cystic lymphangiomyomatosis?
Proliferation of the smooth muscle cells in the lymph node
What are the clinical findings for cystic lymphangiomyomatosis? (2)
- Asymptomatic
2. Abdominal mass
What is the US appearance for cystic lymphangiomyomatosis?
Diffuse or focal multiloculated cystic mass
What is a differential diagnosis for cystic lymphangiomyomatosis?
Splenic cyst