TY - JOUR
T1 - Massive splenomegaly in sarcoidosis
AU - Fordice, James
AU - Katras, Tony
AU - Jackson, Robert E.
AU - Cagle, Philip T.
AU - Jackson, Daniel
AU - Zaleski, Henry
AU - Asimacopoulos, P. J.
PY - 1992/7
Y1 - 1992/7
N2 - We have presented a case of massive splenomegaly. Our patient was initially thought to have lymphoma, but at operation she was found to have sarcoidosis with splenic involvement. At 2250 g, the spleen was one of the largest recorded in the literature on sarcoidosis. Although the spleen is frequently involved in sarcoidosis, a review of 6074 cases showed that the incidence of actual splenomegaly is only 10%. In 628 of these cases the authors described various degrees of splenomegaly, but the incidence of massive splenomegaly was only 3%. We conclude that sarcoidosis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of splenomegaly.
AB - We have presented a case of massive splenomegaly. Our patient was initially thought to have lymphoma, but at operation she was found to have sarcoidosis with splenic involvement. At 2250 g, the spleen was one of the largest recorded in the literature on sarcoidosis. Although the spleen is frequently involved in sarcoidosis, a review of 6074 cases showed that the incidence of actual splenomegaly is only 10%. In 628 of these cases the authors described various degrees of splenomegaly, but the incidence of massive splenomegaly was only 3%. We conclude that sarcoidosis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of splenomegaly.
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U2 - 10.1097/00007611-199207000-00028
DO - 10.1097/00007611-199207000-00028
M3 - Article
C2 - 1631702
AN - SCOPUS:0026723579
VL - 85
SP - 775
EP - 778
JO - Southern Medical Journal
JF - Southern Medical Journal
SN - 0038-4348
IS - 7
ER -