Primary splenic lymphoma presenting as a large cyst.
An atypical case of splenic lymphoma is presented. A large cystic mass lesion in the splenic area was found in an 80-year-old man. He was involved in a traffic accident, and subsequently the cyst ruptured. The histological diagnosis of malignant lymphoma was made at emergency splenectomy. No other lesions were identified, and there were no signs of tumor recurrence four months after the operation.
Department of Radiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
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Nakashima
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Nakashima
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Seto
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Kamei
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Kakishita
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Kitagawa
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed