Spleen

Question 1

what is the most common splenic pathology and the most common cause of LUQ mass?

Answer 1

splenomegaly

Question 2

3 clinical findings of splenic trauma

Answer 2

LUQ tenderness, hypotension, decreased hemoglobin

Question 3

what is caused by occlusion of the splenic artery or its branches?

Answer 3

infarct

Question 4

infarct is a common cause of what?

Answer 4

focal splenic lesion

Question 5

what are primary cysts associated with?

Answer 5

polycystic kidney disease

Question 6

what are secondary cysts associated with?

Answer 6

usually trauma

also infection and parasite infarction

Question 7

calcifications generally result from

Answer 7

healed granulomas

Question 8

who is more at risk at developing an abscess in the spleen?

Answer 8

patients with sickle cell who catch salmonella, obese patients

Question 9

T or F? there is a high survival rate for patients with splenic abscesses

Answer 9

false, high mortality rate because diagnosis is often delayed

Question 10

what benign primary neoplasm may lead to anemia and infection and creates a chance for splenic rupture?

Answer 10

cavernous hemangioma

Question 11

what is a malignant primary neoplasm that arises from vascular epithelium?

Answer 11

angiosarcoma

Question 12

most common malignant disease the spleen is involved in

Answer 12

lymphoma