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Is there more than one kind of spleen disease?
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Yes: There are many diseases of the spleen. These can be a variety of infections that occur in the spleen, cancer can metastasize to the spleen, occasionally a lymphoma can start in the spleen, the spleen can be enlarged from cirrhosis or other conditions, and the spleen can be involved in destroying abnormal blood cells.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Yes: A number of disease states affect the spleen- from mononucleosis, cancer, malaria, and many more.
Answered 11/8/2012
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