Chapter 5 spleen questions

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Epstein-Barr infection is best described as

A herpesvirus that can dad to infectious mononucleosis in children

25 yr old patient with RLQ pain and nausea, a small mass is noted in the area of hilum isochoic to parenchyma what is it?

Accessory spleen

Rare malignant tumor of the spleen that consists of blood vessels

Angiosarcoma

The splenic vein marks the

Anterior aspect of panc body and tail

Splenic artery originates at the

Celiac trunk

Angiosarcoma appears as

Complex or solid mass

The spleen removes irregular cells from the blood stream and retains them through a process called

Culling

The spleen ________ in size with age

Decreases

All of the following are functions of the spleen except

Destruction of phagocytic cells

Most common US appearance of hemangioma

Echogenic

In the fetus the spleen is responsible for

Erythropoiesis

Process off making RBCs is called

Erythropoisis

32 yr old F presents with a 1cm rounded echogenic mass that does not shadow what is the most likely DX

Hemanioma

Most common location of accessory spleen

Hilum

Two types of lymphoma

Hodgkins and non hodgkins

In a patient with suspected lymphoma the presence of reed stern berg cells indicates

Hodgkins lymphoma

Spleen is _______peritonial organ

Intra

The most common malignancy of the spleen

Lymphoma

35 yr old M presents with abd pain and histoplasmosis what are you more likely to identify within the spleen?

Multiple granulomas

What is the most Likely clinical finding of splenic hemangioma

None

An area within the spleen that has become necrotic because of lack of O2 is called

Splenic infarct

All of the following are true about the spleen except

The spleen has a convex inferior margin and concave superior margin

Splenic hemangioma appearancce

Well defined hyperechoic mass

The type of tissue responsible for lymphatic funtion

White pulp

A complex cyst that results from the parasitic infestation by a tapeworm is

Hydatid cyst

Granulomas appear as

Hyperechoic Small foci

Splenic infants appear as

Hypoechoic (acute) (Hyper)wedge shaped within spleen

All of the following can be associated with splenomegaly except

Pancreatits

Most common reason for splenomegaly

Portal hypertension

The most common cause of splenomegaly is

Portal hypertension

Type of tissue responsible for the phagocytic funtion

Red pulp

Which systemic disease results in the development of Granulomas within the spleen and throughout the body

Sarcoidosis

48 yr old male with a hx of severe sudden onset of LUQ pain without trauma. You visualize a wedge shaped Hypoechoic area within the spleen

Splenic infarct

Diffuse involvement of lymphoma or leukemia of he spleen will lead to

Splenomegaly

Sickle cell disease will often lead to

Splenomegaly

Splenic artery marks the

Superior aspect of panc body and tail

The splenic vein joins with what structure posterior to the pancreatic neck to form the portal vein

Superior mesenteric vein


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