title: Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen--a case report.
abstract: A 36-year-old woman had suffered from epigastric fullness for half a year. A splenic mass was found by ultrasonography. She was treated with splenectomy. Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen was diagnosed pathologically. This benign tumor in the spleen is extremely rare. To our knowledge, only 67 cases had been reported in the literature. Recognition of this rare entity is important because it may mimic splenic malignancy clinically and radiographically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*