Splenic marginal zone lymphoma CT

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [2]

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CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of splenic marginal zone lymphoma.

CT Abdomen Findings on CT scan suggestive of splenic marginal zone lymphoma include:

Massive enlargement of the spleen with slightly inhomogeneous parenchymal enhancement. Multiple enlarged lymph nodes around the coeliac trunk, the hepatoduodenal ligament and the inferior vena cava.^[1]

↑ Image courtesy of Dr. Roberto Schubert Radiopaedia(original file ‘’here’’). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC