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Spleen neoplasm

MedGen UID:
21292
•Concept ID:
C0037999
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Neoplasm, Spleen; Neoplasm, Splenic; Neoplasms, Spleen; Neoplasms, Splenic; Spleen Neoplasm; Spleen Neoplasms; Splenic Neoplasm; Splenic Neoplasms
SNOMED CT: Tumor of spleen (127230005); Neoplasm of spleen (127230005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0036696

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the spleen. Representative examples include hemangioma, lymphoma, splenic involvement by leukemia, and angiosarcoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Primary myelofibrosis: 2023 update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management.
Tefferi A
Am J Hematol 2023 May;98(5):801-821. Epub 2023 Feb 6 doi: 10.1002/ajh.26857. PMID: 36680511
Momelotinib for the treatment of myelofibrosis with anemia.
Tremblay D, Mesa R
Future Oncol 2022 Jun;18(20):2559-2571. Epub 2022 May 23 doi: 10.2217/fon-2022-0276. PMID: 35603634
Next Generation Therapeutics for the Treatment of Myelofibrosis.
Tremblay D, Mascarenhas J
Cells 2021 Apr 27;10(5) doi: 10.3390/cells10051034. PMID: 33925695Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation of spleen in a 8-year old girl.
Jamal A, Siddique U, Inam Ur Rehman S, Arain M, Hamid A
J Pak Med Assoc 2020 Aug;70(8):1448-1450. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.31769. PMID: 32794505

Prognosis

Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation of spleen in a 8-year old girl.
Jamal A, Siddique U, Inam Ur Rehman S, Arain M, Hamid A
J Pak Med Assoc 2020 Aug;70(8):1448-1450. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.31769. PMID: 32794505

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