Pathological Anatomy. Atlas of Macroscopic Specimens - Part 1. General Pathological Processes - A. M. Romaniuk 2016
Morphology of Tumor Growth
Porphyria Spleen
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Porphyraceous spleen
The specimen shows an enlarged spleen, measuring nearly three times its normal size. The cross-section reveals a mottled appearance of the organ due to grey, dark cherry, yellow, and brownish areas. This variegation is caused by The Development of necrosis, dystrophic changes, hemorrhages, and infiltration of the parenchyma by lymphoid elements, Sternberg-Reed Cells, and Hodgkin cells. Such alterations in the spleen are characteristic of lymphogranulomatosis.
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