Splenic granuloma: Difference between revisions
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| + | * Nikita Consul, Sidra Javed-Tayyab, Chandana Lall, Corey T. Jensen, Christine O. Menias, Perry J. Pickhardt, and Khaled M. Elsayes. Calcified Splenic Lesions: Pattern Recognition Approach on CT With Pathologic Correlation. ''Am J Roentgenology''. 2020;214(5):1083-1091. doi: [https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.19.22246 10.2214/AJR.19.22246] |
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Latest revision as of 09:23, 9 September 2022
Background
- Common incidental finding on abdominal imaging
Differential Diagnosis
- Granulomas
- Other causes of splenic calcifications include:
- Diffuse calcifications
- Phleboliths
- Amyloidosis
- Candidiasis
- Non-tuberculous mycobacteria
- Sickle cell disease
- Hodgkin lymphoma (following treatment)
- Rarely, lupus, cat scratch disease, and hepatosplenic anthrasilicosis
- Calcified splenic lesions
- Hemangioma
- Lymphangioma
- Calcified splenic arterial aneurysm
- Hydatid cyst
- Post-traumatic splenic cyst
- Epidermoid cyst
- Dermoid cyst
- Splenic infarct
- Congenital cyst
- Diffuse calcifications
Further Reading
- Nikita Consul, Sidra Javed-Tayyab, Chandana Lall, Corey T. Jensen, Christine O. Menias, Perry J. Pickhardt, and Khaled M. Elsayes. Calcified Splenic Lesions: Pattern Recognition Approach on CT With Pathologic Correlation. Am J Roentgenology. 2020;214(5):1083-1091. doi: 10.2214/AJR.19.22246
