Patho Ch 11 Spleen Review Questions

In the adult, splenomegaly is diagnosed when the length of the spleen exceeds:

13cm

Which of the following statements is true concerning abdominal lymphoma?

Retroperitoneal nodes appear as hypo echoic masses

Which statement describes the correct anatomic location of structures adjacent to the spleen?

The left kidney lies inferior and medial to the spleen

Which of the following statements about the speen is false?

The spleen is a retroperitoneal organ

Splenomegaly may result from all except which of the following?

a left subphrenic abscess

The major focal defects in the spleen may be caused by all of the following except:

an accessory spleen

Primary tumors that may metastasize to the spleen include all of the following except:

brain

What sonographic signs are present in a patient with histoplasmosis?

calcifications

Atrophy of the spleen may be found in all of the following except:

cirrhosis

All of the following are functions of the spleen except:

destruction of red blood cells

A splenic rupture has been reported in patients with:

hemangioma

The normal sonographic texture of the spleen is:

homogenous with internal echoes equal to or less echogenic than those of the liver

The most common benign neoplasms in the spleen include all of the following except:

infarctions

With splenomegaly, the left kidney may be displaced:

inferior

Patients with right-side heart failure and elevated systemic venous pressure may develop:

marked dilation of the intrahepatic veins

When accessory spleens are present, they usually are located:

near the hilum of the spleen

Cysts of the spleen are:

of no clinical significance

The spleen is variable in size, and is considered to be all of the following except:

pentagonal

Other areas that should be examined when ruling out a splenic rupture include all of the following except:

pericardium

A chronic disease of unknown etiology that involves all bone marrow elements is:

polycythemia vera

The best sonographic window to image the left hemidiaphragm is the:

spleen

In a ______ hematoma of the spleen, the splenic capsule remains intact

subcapsular

The spleen is:

the center for hematopoietic activity

The major function of the spleen is:

to filter the peripheral blood

A spleen that has migrated from its normal location is termed:

wandering spleen