title: Unusual presentation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the spleen.
abstract: We report a patient with highly malignant primary centroblastic lymphoma of the spleen (diffuse, large non-cleaved cell type). The tumor presented as splenomegaly due to a large mass containing diffuse punctuate calcifications. The latter have not been previously described as a radiological finding in this neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martí-Bonmatí
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ballesta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chirivella
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed