Pathology and Clinical Aspects of Spleen Enlargement

Author: Chen Huishu, edited by Chen Wenjie
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Publish Date: 1998-10-01
Features: The spleen is the largest peripheral lymphoid organ in the body, with extremely important immune and physiological functions. Many diseases can lead to splenomegaly. Due to the difficulty of performing biopsies on an enlarged spleen, preoperative diagnosis is often challenging. Although CT, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, and radioactive isotope scans are helpful in diagnosing splenomegaly, pathological examination is still necessary to determine its nature. A comprehensive understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and pathological changes of splenomegaly is beneficial for the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of splenomegaly-related diseases. This book consists of 18 chapters and includes 62 typical pathological morphological photographs. The content covers the anatomy, histology, ultrastructure, physiology, and immunology of the spleen, as well as the classification of splenomegaly, the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of various diseases that cause splenomegaly, medical and surgical treatments (including splenic tissue transplantation), and prognosis. It also introduces research methods and examination techniques for splenomegaly. This book is suitable for clinical and pathological physicians in internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, infectious diseases, and hematology, as well as medical school students and graduate students in basic and clinical practice. It is highly practical.