Table 1.
Distribution of epidemiological, ultrasonographic and haematological results among the four types of splenic cytological lesions
| Lymphoid hyperplasia (n = 16) | Neoplasia (n = 4) | Extramedullary haematopoiesis (n = 3) |
Splenitis (n = 2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 6.9 (0.4–18.6) | 11.2 (1.6–14.8) | 2.3 (1.7–4.5) | 2 (0.3–3.8) |
| Sex distribution (F/M) | 8/8 | 1/3 | 0/3 | 1/1 |
| Size (mm) | 9.45 (7.2–14.1) | 9.8 (7.4–18.1) | 11.4 (10.5–14.5) | 9.55 (8.3–10.8) |
| Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 7.4 (2.3–11.5) | 6.9 (6–11.7) | 3.9 (3.5–5.1)* | 8.7 (8.3–9.1) |
| WBCs (× 106/l) | 11.1 (4.1–17.0) | 14.3 (12.2–15.5) | 10.0 (9.1–13.6) | 7.5 (6.8–8.1) |
| Platelets (× 109/l) | 245 (42–544) | 225 (156–247) | 167 (44–168) | 208 (196–221) |
Data are median (range)
*
Significantly different from the other groups (P <0.05)
F = female; M = male; WBCs = white blood cells