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A member asked:

Diagnosed with14cm spleen 7/1/13 i've been having mildly sharp intermittent pain under left rib cage. how do i know when to go toer this can't ruptur!

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Enlarged spleen: The spleen normally doesn't hurt when enlarged. A 14 cm spleen doesn't appear to be significantly enlarged if measured by ultrasound. If you have no other symptoms or findings on the diagnostic test, i would not be too worried about it.

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Answered 6/20/2018

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