Medical History And Clinical Findings: A 78-year-old man fell ill with weakness, coughing and fever 19 days after a cruise in early April 2020 and was admitted 4 days later with increasing shortness of breath.
Examination And Diagnosis: On admission, the patient had subfebrile temperatures, exercise dyspnea, and right-basal rales. CRP was moderately elevated and oxygen saturation was slightly reduced.
Purpose: To describe the additional benefit in detection and differential diagnosis of peri- and intrasplenic tumors by use of an superparamagnetic iron oxide contrast agent (SPIO).
Materials And Methods: We represent 7 patients with known malignant tumors. Aim of the examination was the detection and characterisation of intra- or perisplenic tumors.