Carrington B M, Thomas N B, Johnson R J
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Manchester.
Clin Radiol. 1990 Jun;41(6):418-20. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(05)80605-1.
Intrasplenic metastases are an uncommon manifestation of malignant disease. The relative paucity of splenic metastases is thought to be due to the properties of the spleen as an organ of immune surveillance. We report five cases of splenic metastases from carcinoma of the ovary demonstrated by CT scanning and ultrasound examination. In this series, splenic metastases were associated with bulk disease and more anaplastic tumours. Increased availability of magnetic resonance imaging may improve the recognition of splenic metastases.
脾内转移是恶性疾病的一种罕见表现。脾转移相对较少被认为是由于脾脏作为免疫监视器官的特性所致。我们报告了5例经CT扫描和超声检查证实的卵巢癌脾转移病例。在本系列病例中，脾转移与大量肿瘤及更多间变肿瘤相关。磁共振成像的应用增加可能会提高对脾转移的识别。
