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Despite appropriate therapy the anemia and thrombocytopenia persisted as well as the severe splenomegaly.  A splenectomy was performed.  The surface of the spleen was pale and roughly granular. The cut surface revealed the same pale appearance.
Despite appropriate therapy the anemia and thrombocytopenia persisted as well as the severe splenomegaly.  A splenectomy was performed.  The surface of the spleen was pale and roughly granular. The cut surface revealed the same pale appearance.
== Autopsy Findings ==
The surgical specimen was a 935 gram spleen. Its surface was pale with an area of bluish discoloration. The cut surface revealed the same pale appearance.


== Images ==
== Images ==