title: Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen: report of a case.
abstract: A case of a 45-year-old Japanese man with a splenic inflammatory pseudotumor is described. This benign lesion is rarely reported in the world literature. We preoperatively could not rule out the possibility of a malignant neoplasm, due to the fact that the tumor had grown in size after a 2-year observation. However, after performing a splenectomy, a histological examination of the mass revealed an inflammatory process. Inflammatory pseudotumors often pose diagnostic difficulties because the clinical and radiological findings tend to suggest a malignancy. The clinical and pathological features of such previously reported cases are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kumamoto Regional Medical Center, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inayoshi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurano
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography