Primary anaplastic large cell lymphoma of the spleen presenting as a splenic abscess.
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.
Sakadamis
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Second Surgical Prop. Department, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki, Greece. asakadam@med.auth.gr
Ballas
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Denga
K
K
Venizelos
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Rafailidis
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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