“The splenomegaly: is FNC useful?P.ZeppaThe spleen may be interested by focal lesions or diffuse splenomegalies of unclear origin. The dramatic improvements of non invasive diagnostic techniques has dramatically reduced the need of direct investigations, nonetheless there are focal lesions or splenomegalies that, because of their rarity or peculiar presentation, still need such these investigations. Fine needle aspiration biopsies of the spleen (sFNAB) has been used for the diagnosis of these lesions and represents an useful alternative to the diagnostis splenectomy. Study of these sFNAB revealed various benign conditions, such as white pulp hyperplasia, myeloid metaplasia, storage disease, and granulomatous processes and abscesses. Malignant neoplasms were represented by non-Hodgkin's and Hodgkin's lymphomas, leukemias, malignant histiocytoses and metastases. sFNAB is a useful procedure, especially in the study of hematologic disorders and in all cases in which splenomegaly is not related or correlated with any clinical finding.
The splenomegaly: is FNC useful? / Zeppa, Pio. - (2009). (Intervento presentato al convegno Problems in Surgical Pathology , Hepato-Biliary Tumors tenutosi a Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Napoli "Fondazione G. Pascale" nel 12-12 marzo 2009).
The splenomegaly: is FNC useful?
ZEPPA, PIO
2009
Abstract
“The splenomegaly: is FNC useful?P.ZeppaThe spleen may be interested by focal lesions or diffuse splenomegalies of unclear origin. The dramatic improvements of non invasive diagnostic techniques has dramatically reduced the need of direct investigations, nonetheless there are focal lesions or splenomegalies that, because of their rarity or peculiar presentation, still need such these investigations. Fine needle aspiration biopsies of the spleen (sFNAB) has been used for the diagnosis of these lesions and represents an useful alternative to the diagnostis splenectomy. Study of these sFNAB revealed various benign conditions, such as white pulp hyperplasia, myeloid metaplasia, storage disease, and granulomatous processes and abscesses. Malignant neoplasms were represented by non-Hodgkin's and Hodgkin's lymphomas, leukemias, malignant histiocytoses and metastases. sFNAB is a useful procedure, especially in the study of hematologic disorders and in all cases in which splenomegaly is not related or correlated with any clinical finding.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
