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In a patient with ectopic splenic tissue causing symptomatic mass effect in the pelvis, would you approach radiation differently than you would splenomagaly due to a hematologic malignancy?
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Radiation Oncology · UMass Memorial Medical Group
Yes, I would approach radiation differently. I would not choose to electively irradiate a patient with a splenunculus/splenunculi.
If the ectopic splenic tissue is large enough to be causing mass effect or is otherwise anatomically situated so as to be causing other issues (e.g. acting as a lead po...