Encasement of the spleen: case report.
In a patient with extensive reticulum cell sarcoma involving the abdomen and thorax, encasement of the spleen was demonstrated by scintillation imaging. The features of this observation, not previously reported, and its diagnostic significance are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013154:Spleen; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*