An unusual case of retroperitoneal seminoma and fatal peliosis of the liver.
We report an unusual case of fatal peliosis of the liver, spleen and lymph nodes in a 37-year-old man who had previously been treated for retroperitoneal seminoma with surgery and radiotherapy. The current hypotheses for the pathogenesis of peliosis are reviewed and discussed.
Department of Pathology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010382:Peliosis Hepatis / Q000473:pathology*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000473:pathology