title: Primary anaplastic large cell lymphoma of the spleen presenting as a splenic abscess.
abstract: Large cell anaplastic lymphoma (ALCL) is characterized mainly by the presence of large, atypical lymphoid cells with anaplastic nuclear morphology and positivity to Ki-1 antigen. We describe, to our knowledge, the fourth reported case of primary ALCL of the spleen. The patient, a 62 year old woman, presented symptoms resembling a splenic abscess.
authors.affiliation: Second Surgical Prop. Department, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki, Greece. asakadam@med.auth.gr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakadamis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ballas
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Denga
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Venizelos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rafailidis
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy