The Spleen in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Abstract

Computed tomography of the spleen was correlated with histologic examination or clinical data in 53 selected patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Calculation of the splenic index with CT by multiplying spleen length, width and thickness is a simple and rapid procedure for defining splenic size in vivo. A good correlation was found between size of the spleen, as estimated by splenic index calculation, and the proven or probable histologic state of the spleen.

The differential diagnostic role of pet-CT in sarcoidosis and lymphoma

“…Besides of the size which does not correlate with involvement, spleen is affected in one third of all lymphomas [16,17]. In this study, splenic involvement was found to be significantly higher in the lymphoma group compared to the sarcoidosis group (41.2% vs 6.5%, p = 0.001).…”