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The spleen is an organ that is commonly given less attention to than it deserves, particularly because primary splenic malignancies rarely occur. To better appreciate splenic oncologic pathology in this chapter, we first discuss the anatomy of the spleen. We then delve into clinical presentations and radiologic characteristics of benign and malignant splenic neoplasms as well as of common metastases to the spleen.

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Abbreviations

3D:

Three dimensional

AIDS:

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Cm:

Centimeter

CT:

Computed tomography

DWI:

Diffusion-weighted imaging

FDG:

Fluorodeoxyglucose

Ga:

Gallium

HIV:

Human immunodeficiency virus infection

In:

Indium

Mm:

Millimeter

MPR:

Multiplanar reconstruction

MR:

Magnetic resonance

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

PET:

Positron emission tomography

SPECT:

Single-photon emission computed tomography

STIR:

Short TI inversion recovery

SUV:

Standardized uptake value

Tc:

Technetium

WB-DWI:

Whole body diffusion-weighted imaging

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1473, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Shiva Gupta MD & Khaled M. Elsayes MD

  2. Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1080A Main Building, 132 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Sandeep P. Deshmukh MD

  3. Department of Radiology, PGY2, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555-0709, USA

    Matthew G. Ditzler MD

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Gupta, S., Deshmukh, S.P., Ditzler, M.G., Elsayes, K.M. (2014). Splenic Lesions. In: Luna, A., Vilanova, J., Hygino Da Cruz Jr., L., Rossi, S. (eds) Functional Imaging in Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40582-2_22

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