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How Serious Is Excessive Tissue On My Spleen While Suffering From Wegener S?
I have Wegener s and went in for an MRI becasue of a 2 centimeter by 3 centimeter mass found in a CT SCAN it came back as excessive tissue on the spleen. My question is could this be serious and have anything with the way I feel, always tired, no energy, weak or do you think it is just the Wegener s Thank you
Mon, 5 May 2014
Hi and thanks for the query,
The seriousness actually depends on whether any compressive symptoms are experienced in the nearby structures or not. Within the spleen, compression of vessels could lead to splenic infarction and pain at times. Radiologic exams could be useful and it is not rare at times to envisage removal of the spleen surgically.
The seriousness actually depends on whether any compressive symptoms are experienced in the nearby structures or not. Within the spleen, compression of vessels could lead to splenic infarction and pain at times. Radiologic exams could be useful and it is not rare at times to envisage removal of the spleen surgically.
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