Experimental oligocythaemia and splenomegaly

Splenomegaly, hypersplenism, and hereditary disorders with splenomegaly

Splenomegaly, sometimes of massive extent, occurs in a large number of hereditary diseases, some relatively prevalent and others, rare to ultra-rare. Because physicians are often unfamiliar with the less common disorders, patients may suffer because of diagnostic delay or diagnostic error and may undergo invasive, non-innocuous procedures such as splenectomy that are potentially avoidable were ...

Bengal Splenomegaly

Splenomegaly and renal displacement.

Chronic Parasitic Splenomegaly

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Massive Splenomegaly

Hospital Physician May 2008 31 Splenomegaly is a common finding in a wide spectrum of diseases. Massive splenomegaly, however, always indicates underlying pathology. Massive splenomegaly is usually defined as a spleen extending well into the left lower quadrant or pelvis or which has crossed the midline of the abdomen. Massive spleens weigh at least 500 to 1000 g. In a retrospective study evalu...