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 =Specific disorders=
 ==Splenic laceration==
-===General===
+{{Main|Splenic laceration}}
-*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==