A Case of Splenic Infarction Complicating Lymphoma
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
;
: 156-159, 2009.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Splenic infarcts are comparatively less common lesions. Caused by the occlusion of the major splenic artery or any of its branches, they are almost always due to emboli that arise in the heart. The spleen, along with the kidneys and brain, ranks as one of the most frequent sites of localization of systemic emboli. Infarcts may be small or large, multiple or single, and sometimes involve the entire organ. Usually these infarcts are of the bland anemic type. Septic infarcts are found in vegetative endocarditis of the valves of the left side of the heart. Much less often, infarcts in the spleen are caused by local thromboses, especially in leukemia, myeloproliferative syndrome, sickle cell anemia, polyarteritis nodosa, Hodgkin's disease, and bacteremic diseases. We experienced a rather unusual splenic infarction due to lymphoma in a 80-year-old man.
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Main subject:
Polyarteritis Nodosa
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Spleen
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Splenic Artery
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Splenic Infarction
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Thrombosis
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Brain
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Hodgkin Disease
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Leukemia
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Endocarditis
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Heart
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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