Definition: The red pulp is the area of spleen in between white pulp and consists of open sinuses and cellular cords. The red pulp can be expanded markedly by venous congestion, extramedullary hematopoiesis, or by involvement by leukemias.
Histology
The red pulp is composed of a three dimensional meshwork of splenic cords and splenic sinuses.
splenic cords
The splenic cords are composed of reticular fibers, reticular cells, and associated macrophages (Saito et al., 1988).
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