What does it mean if you have lesions on your spleen?

In the immunocompromised patient, multiple small splenic lesions usually represent disseminated fungal disease and microabscesses. The spleen is a relatively rare site for metastatic disease; patients with metastatic lesions in the spleen usually have disease in other sites as well.

Should I be worried about spleen lesions?

The presence of lesions in other organs in addition to the spleen should raise suspicion for metastases or metastatic primary splenic angiosarcoma. Rarely, patients with benign neoplasms may present with abnormal laboratory values, such as thrombocytopenia or anemia.

Are spleen lesions cancerous?

Primary malignant neoplasms involving the spleen are lymphoma and angiosarcoma. Primary benign neoplasms involving the spleen include hemangioma, lymphangioma, littoral cell angioma and splenic cyst and solid lesions such as hamartoma and inflammatory pseudotumor.

Are lesions on spleen common?

Splenic hemangioma is congenital and is the most common benign lesion of the spleen. It is typically an incidental finding, most often occurring in adults between 30 and 50 years of age (16). The prevalence of splenic hemangioma at autopsy ranges from 0.3% to 14%.

How do you treat a lesion on the spleen?

Total splenectomy remains the standard treatment for malignant lesions. For benign lesions, particularly those that are symptomatic and/or at risk of rupture, minimally invasive approaches and techniques for splenic conservation (partial splenectomy) have provided benefit.

What causes multiple lesions on the spleen?

The causes of splenomegaly are myriad and include portal hypertension, liver disease, hematologic malignancies, infection, inflammation, and primary splenic disease. Ultrasound or computerized tomography (CT) imaging studies can reveal a solitary splenic lesion.

Can spleen lesions cause pain?

Hamartomas are benign splenic neoplasms asymptomatic in most of the cases. Symptoms, when present, may either be related to the growth of the mass with abdominal discomfort and pain or be related to a hypersplenism syndrome.

What is the most common malignancy of the spleen?

The most common causes of spleen cancer are lymphomas and leukemias. On occasion, other cancers, such as breast, lung, stomach, pancreatic, liver, or colon, are the source of the malignancy. There is a type of cancer that develops in the spleen.

How serious are lesions on spleen?

Hypodense splenic lesions are frequently encountered on abdominal CT images. Although most hypodense lesions of the spleen can be considered benign, some findings and clinical conditions warrant closer attention to the lesion.

What is treatment for a lesion on a spleen?

What cancers metastasize to the spleen?

Conclusions: The most common primary sources of splenic metastasis are breast, lung, colorectal, and ovarian carcinomas and melanoma in cases of multivisceral cancer and colorectal and ovarian carcinomas in cases of solitary splenic lesion.