The spleen is a delicate, fist-sized organ under your left rib cage near your stomach. It contains special white blood cells that destroy bacteria and help your body fight infections. The spleen also ...

Some people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) get a rare disorder known as Felty's Syndrome (FS). It causes an enlarged spleen and a very low white blood count. It can be painful and lead to serious ...

Flurin Cathomas is in the Nash Family Department of Neuroscience and the Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, USA. Scott J. Russo is in the Nash ...

Cancer in the spleen typically is lymphoma, though other types of cancer can potentially spread to the spleen. Treatment can depend on the type of cancer and other factors. Spleen cancer is cancer ...