Lymphosarcoma

Secondary Liver Tumours

• the most common secondary malignancy
• can be present as nodules or be diffuse infiltration along the portal tracts

Gross

• enlarged liver
• turgid and friable
• many minute pale foci
• diffusely pale

Microscopically

• tumour cells are seen to spread diffusely through the sinusoids

Spleen

• splenomegaly occurs in multicentric lymphosarcoma
• splenic enlargement may be marked if any form of lymphosarcoma is in leukaemic phase