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The spleen is typically removed as it is enlarged ([[splenomegaly]]) and/or a source of bleeding. | The spleen is typically removed as it is enlarged ([[splenomegaly]]) and/or a source of bleeding. | ||
It may be removed in the context of a hematological disorder and the most common in that context is [[idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]].<ref name=pmid24798604>{{Cite journal | last1 = Jankulovski | first1 = N. | last2 = Antovic | first2 = S. | last3 = Kuzmanovska | first3 = B. | last4 = Mitevski | first4 = A. | title = Splenectomy for haematological disorders. | journal = Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) | volume = 35 | issue = 1 | pages = 181-7 | month = | year = 2014 | doi = | PMID = 24798604 }}</ref> If a splenectomy | It may be removed in the context of a hematological disorder and the most common in that context is [[idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]].<ref name=pmid24798604>{{Cite journal | last1 = Jankulovski | first1 = N. | last2 = Antovic | first2 = S. | last3 = Kuzmanovska | first3 = B. | last4 = Mitevski | first4 = A. | title = Splenectomy for haematological disorders. | journal = Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) | volume = 35 | issue = 1 | pages = 181-7 | month = | year = 2014 | doi = | PMID = 24798604 }}</ref> If a splenectomy is associated with a whiff of hematological disorder, tissue should be sent for [[flow cytometry]]. | ||
==Specimen opening== | ==Specimen opening== | ||
Revision as of 12:47, 7 September 2016
Splenectomy grossing deals with the cut-up of spleen specimens.
Introduction
The spleen is typically removed as it is enlarged (splenomegaly) and/or a source of bleeding.
It may be removed in the context of a hematological disorder and the most common in that context is idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.[1] If a splenectomy is associated with a whiff of hematological disorder, tissue should be sent for flow cytometry.