A member asked:

U/s for gallbladder polyp and liver cyst came back fine except said spleen mild enlarge 12.2 cm. i am 48 and 5"9. scared what does this mean?

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Nothing serious: Spleen size is somewhat variable in each person. So there is no serious condition which I can think of ,when a spleen is reported as "mildly enlarged" Any radiology report which says slight or mild abnormaility is mostly insignificant because a radilogist is not always sure of what may be normal or close to normal. So they often place a comment like this to cover themselves...purely defensive act!

Answered 4/3/2015

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