Spleen

Question 1

How do you treat ITP?

Answer 1

First line:
>=30K plt: observe
<30K plt: steroids
Urgent major bleed or procedure: IVIG

Second line (>3 months steroid dependent or non responsive):
Rituximab, splenectomy, thrombopoeietin reeceptor agonists

Question 2

What’s most common benign neoplasm of spleen?

Answer 2

Hemangioma