Abstract

Background: Spleen is a large encapsulated mass of vascular and lymphoid tissue. Clinically, study of spleen is important in immunological and haematological disorders. The purpose of the study is to analyse the morphological variations of spleen and to compare them with previous studies. Materials and methods: The present study was carried out with 35 spleens at the Department of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur and the various morphological variations were observed. Results: Out of the 35 spleens studied, 6 spleens were tetrahedral, 12 spleens were triangular, 15 spleens were wedge shaped and 2 spleens were oval shaped. The mean length was 10.91cm, the mean breadth was 6.7cm and the mean width was 4.9cm. Conclusions: 35 normal spleens were studied and their shapes, lengths, breadths, widths were analysed.

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