Thymus and Spleen Dr. Raid Jastania Dec 2006
By the end of this session you should know the clinical and pathological features of –Thymic hyperplasia –Thymoma List the causes of splenomagaly
Thymus Hyperplasia –Usually asymptomatic, incidental or associated with Myasthenia Gragis –Other autoimmune diseases: SLE, Rheumatoid –Pathology: enlargement of the thymus with lymphoid follicles with germinal centers
Thymus Thymoma: –Epithelial neoplasm of the thymus –Types: Benign Malignant type1: invasive thymoma Malignant type2: thymic carcinoma –Clinical: Mass lesion –Pathology: enlarged thymus, lobulated mass with fibrous septation. Epithelial tumor mixed with lymphoid cells. (cortical, medullary)
Spleen What are the causes of splenomegaly?
List of Causes Primary vs Secondary Congenital/Genetic vs Acquired The Acquired: Non-neoplastic, Neoplastic Non-neoplastic: Inflammatory, Idiopathic Inflammatory: Infection, Drugs, Toxins, Metabolic, Immune
Congestion
Large cell lymphoma
CLL
Angiosarcoma
Gaucher Disease
Spleen What are the features of hypersplenism?
Symptoms and Signs Primary, Secondary, Non specific Anatomical and Functional Complications of the disease process
By the end of this session you should know the clinical and pathological features of –Thymic hyperplasia –Thymoma List the causes of splenomagaly