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Hematogenous, disseminated tuberculosis can result in small (miliary) tuberculous nodules in any organ. Clinically, generalised hepatomegaly and less often splenomegaly may be palpated when there is abdominal tuberculosis. Isolated tuberculomas of the spleen have also been reported.
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Palmer, P.E.S. (2002). Tuberculosis of the Liver, Spleen, and Pancreas. In: The Imaging of Tuberculosis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56282-2_4
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