Microscopic patterns in surgically removed spleens

348 spleens surgically removed have been examined microscopically and classified into 3 groups: (I) 154 emergency splenectomies (86 traumatic ruptures, 44 enlarged supramesocolic exeresis, 44 cirrhosis), (II) 143 therapeutic splenectomies (135 cases of hypersplenism among which 10 apparently primiti...

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Published in:	Romanian journal of morphology and embryology Vol. 37; no. 1-2; p. 81
Main Authors:	Simu, G, Bancu, V E, Macavei, I, Fazekas, A, Tohati, M T
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Romania 01-01-1991
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Spleen - pathology Splenectomy Splenomegaly - etiology Splenomegaly - pathology Splenomegaly - surgery
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Summary:	348 spleens surgically removed have been examined microscopically and classified into 3 groups: (I) 154 emergency splenectomies (86 traumatic ruptures, 44 enlarged supramesocolic exeresis, 44 cirrhosis), (II) 143 therapeutic splenectomies (135 cases of hypersplenism among which 10 apparently primitive, 7 myeloproliferative syndromes, 1 hairy cell leukemia), and (III) 51 diagnostic splenectomies (7 non specific inflammations, 2 tuberculosis, 1 mycosis, 6 echinococcosis, 12 leukemias, 9 non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, 13 Hodgkin's lymphomas, 1 primary splenic hemangioma). The study of the first group material, obtained especially of traumatic rupture, has been very valuable to follow the spleen microscopic structure in normal humans of different age. The latter two group cases have raised interesting problems of microscopic diagnosis, permitting at the same time a better understanding of the pathology of this organ.
ISSN:	1220-0522