Morphometric Study of Spleen in Iranian Cadavers from Razavi-Khorasan Province

Authors

  • Shabnam Mohammadi Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
  • Arya Hedjazi Legal Medicine Organization
  • Maryam Sajjadian Legal Medicine Organization
  • Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Kebriaei Legal Medicine Organization
  • Maliheh Dadgar Moghadam School of Medicine, Azadi Square, Mashad, Iran
  • Naser Ghrobi Legal Medicine Organization
  • Asadollah Yaghmaei Legal Medicine Organization
  • Maryam Mohammadi School of Health

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v42i2.32000

Keywords:

Spleen, Cadaver, Anatomic variation.

Abstract

Anthropologic parameters of the spleen are important because many diseases present with reduction or enlargement of the spleen. No data exists about the standard dimensions of the normal spleen in Iranian population. Therefore, the objective of the study was to investigate anthropologic parameters of the spleen in Iranian cadavers.  In 2014-2015, this cross sectional study was undertaken from the Razavi Khorasan Province of Iran. Iranian cadavers (n=693, 152 female/541 male) with no history of poisoning, drug or alcohol addiction, no gross abnormality and injury of the spleen were included in the study. The length, width and thickness of spleen were measured using a Vernier caliper. The mean values of the demographic data were age= 40.28 ± 20.97 years; weight = 63.68 ± 17.40 kg; height = 160.03 ± 28.45 cm and BMI = 25.03 ± 20.46 kg/m2. The mean values of the spleen length, width, thickness, notch, weight and index in the cadavers were 11.32 ± 3.10 cm, 8.05 ± 2.35 cm, 20.12 ± 9.21 mm, 0.84 ± 1.35, 123.87 ± 82.46 g, and 2.01 ± 1.40, respectively. Accessory spleen was found in five cadavers. The anthropologic parameters of the spleen showed significant difference between males and females except for index of the spleen.  Having standard data on the spleen is useful for radiologists, surgeons, anatomists and anthropologists. The results of the study may provide valuable data in the standardization of the anthropologic parameters of the spleen in the Iranian population.

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Author Biographies

Shabnam Mohammadi, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine

Arya Hedjazi, Legal Medicine Organization

Mashhad Legal Medicine Research Center

Maryam Sajjadian, Legal Medicine Organization

Mashhad Legal Medicine Research Center

Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Kebriaei, Legal Medicine Organization

Mashhad Legal Medicine Research Center

Maliheh Dadgar Moghadam, School of Medicine, Azadi Square, Mashad, Iran

Department of Community Medicine

Naser Ghrobi, Legal Medicine Organization

Mashhad Legal Medicine Research Center

Asadollah Yaghmaei, Legal Medicine Organization

Mashhad Legal Medicine Research Center

Maryam Mohammadi, School of Health

Department of Public Health

Published

2017-03-29

How to Cite

Mohammadi, S., Hedjazi, A., Sajjadian, M., Kebriaei, S. M. M., Moghadam, M. D., Ghrobi, N., Yaghmaei, A., & Mohammadi, M. (2017). Morphometric Study of Spleen in Iranian Cadavers from Razavi-Khorasan Province. Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin, 42(2), 61–66. https://doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v42i2.32000

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Research Papers