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=Specific disorders= | =Specific disorders= | ||
==Splenic laceration== | |||
===General=== | |||
*May be due to trauma or a complication of a surgery. | |||
*Risk factor: [[splenomegaly]].<ref name=pmid18306868>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sweat | first1 = JA. | last2 = Dort | first2 = JM. | last3 = Smith | first3 = RS. | title = Splenic embolization for splenic laceration in a patient with mononucleosis. | journal = Am Surg | volume = 74 | issue = 2 | pages = 149-51 | month = Feb | year = 2008 | doi = | PMID = 18306868 }}</ref> | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Splenic capsule disrupted. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Normal splenic parenchyma: | |||
**White pulp - nodules ~ 0.5 mm - darker cells at center, lighter cells at periphery. | |||
**Red pulp. | |||
DDx: | |||
*Underlying pathology, e.g. [[mononucleosis]]. | |||
*[[Lymphoma]]. | |||
==Hyaloserositis of the spleen== | ==Hyaloserositis of the spleen== | ||
*[[AKA]] ''sugar-coated spleen''. | *[[AKA]] ''sugar-coated spleen''. | ||