Splenic marginal zone lymphoma CT
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Muhammad Affan M.D.[2], Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [3]
Overview
Overview
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis and estimating the extent of tumor spread in splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL).
CT Scan
CT Scan
- CT abdomen may play an important part in diagnosis and understanding the extent of tumor spread.[1][2]
Findings on CT scan suggestive of splenic marginal zone lymphoma(SMZL) include:
Gallery
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![Massive enlargement of the spleen with slightly inhomogeneous parenchymal enhancement. Multiple enlarged lymph nodes around the coeliac trunk, the hepatoduodenal ligament and the inferior vena cava.[3]](https://www.wikidoc.org/images/c/c4/Splenic_marginal_zone_lymphoma_CT.jpg)
Massive enlargement of the spleen with slightly inhomogeneous parenchymal enhancement. Multiple enlarged lymph nodes around the coeliac trunk, the hepatoduodenal ligament and the inferior vena cava.[3]
![Massive enlargement of the spleen with slightly inhomogeneous parenchymal enhancement. Multiple enlarged lymph nodes around the coeliac trunk, the hepatoduodenal ligament and the inferior vena cava.[3]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3ASplenic_marginal_zone_lymphoma_CT.jpg)
References
References
- ↑ Carr JA (March 2012). “Splenic marginal zone lymphoma masquerading as cirrhotic hypersplenism for seven years”. Can. J. Gastroenterol. 26 (3): 123–4. PMC 3299233. PMID 22462122.
- ↑ Ratnayake S, Ammar A, Rezvani R, Petersen G (2015). “Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma in the Setting of Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension”. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 3 (4): 2324709615609385. doi:10.1177/2324709615609385. PMC 4748510. PMID 26904707.
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr. Roberto Schubert Radiopaedia(original file ‘’here’’). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
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