Esplenomegalias
Neer Mark
T.*
ESPLENOMEGALIAS LOCALIZADAS VS GENERALIZADASLa esplenomegalia localizada (o masa esplénica) es un agrandamiento focal del bazo; la generalizada
ETIOLOGIAS DE LA ESPLENOMEGALIA LOCALIZADALos tumores esplénicos incluyen: hemangioma (HA), hemangiosarcoma (HSA), fibrosarcoma,
la esplenomegalia localizada no neoplásica es tan común como la tumoral
ETIOLOGIAS DE LA ESPLENOMEGALIA GENERALIZADALa esplenomegalia inflamatoria (esplenitis) por lo usual es de origen infeccioso y según el tipo celular
APROXIMACION CLINICALos antecedentes y signos clínicos de la esplenomegalia a menudo son indefinidos e inespecíficos y
PROCEDIMIENTOS DIAGNOSTICOSDeben ser seleccionados según las necesidades del paciente individual. En todos los gatos
A. Muchos perros son operados por la sospecha de cáncer teniendo procesos benignos;
PRONOSTICODepende de las etiologías. El tiempo mediano de sobrevida para 91 perros con hematoma fue de
CONCLUSIONESLas figuras 10 y 11 resumen la aproximación a la esplenomegalia localizada y generalizada. El bazo
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* Universidad Estatal de Louisiana. Compendium Continuing Education - Vol. 18, Nº 1, 1996.
** Véase "Torsión de pedículo esplénico"
en Selecciones Veterinarias - Vol. 3, N°2, 1995
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