Two recent cases of @entity1188 of unusual cause stimulated a review of our experience with this condition. We conducted a retrospective chart review of selected @entity1 with pathologic diagnosis of @entity1188 seen at a large metropolitan private teaching hospital during the past 30 years. Variables analyzed included sex, age, etiology of @entity1188 , underlying diseases, diagnostic tests, splenic pathology, and complications. @entity1188 occurred in 59 @entity1 (33 male and 26 female; average age, 55 years; range, 2-87 years). Etiologies included @entity1503 (n = 35), @entity1031 (n = 17), and other diseases (n = 7). Symptoms were present in 69 per cent of the @entity1 and included @entity490 , @entity221 and chills, and constitutional symptoms; 18 @entity1 were asymptomatic. @entity1 with nonmalignant hematologic conditions were often asymptomatic (55%); @entity490 was common in all groups, and @entity221 was especially common in @entity1 with @entity887 (70%). CT scan was the most frequent radiologic study. @entity1 with hematologic conditions usually were explored for complications of those conditions (69%), while complications of @entity1188 were a frequent indication for operation in @entity1 with emboli (60%). Overall morbidity was 36 per cent, with @entity358 most frequent, and mortality was 5 per cent. We conclude that @entity1188 must be suspected in @entity1 with known hematologic or @entity1031 conditions who develop left upper @entity158 and signs of localized or systemic @entity32 . CT scan is currently the preferred diagnostic test, but ultimate diagnosis depends on pathologic examination of the spleen. Surgical complications of @entity1188 include @entity397 .

The clinical spectrum of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity32 :: ('MESH:D007249', 'Disease') :: ['inflammation'] @entity1503 :: ('MESH:D006402', 'Disease') :: ['hematologic disorders'] @entity887 :: ('MESH:D004617', 'Disease') :: ['embolic conditions'] @entity1188 :: ('MESH:D007238', 'Disease') :: ['Splenic infarction', 'infarction', 'splenic infarction'] @entity1031 :: ('MESH:D013923', 'Disease') :: ['thromboembolic disorders', 'thromboembolic'] @entity358 :: ('MESH:D008171', 'Disease') :: ['pulmonary complications'] @entity490 :: ('MESH:D015746', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['quadrant pain'] @entity397 :: ('MESH:D012421', 'Disease') :: ['abscess and rupture'] @entity221 :: ('MESH:D005334', 'Disease') :: ['fever']
@entity1188 :: (MESH:D007238,Disease) :: ['splenic infarction']
