[Inflammatory pseudotumor of the retroperitoneum].
Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare, benign lesion of various organs and tissues, characterized by proliferating fibrovascular tissue admixed with inflammatory cells of etiology and pathogenesis that are largely unknown. We report a case of a 55-years-old woman with acute pancreatitis with a retroperitoneal mass in Morrison's space detected by tomography. Aspects concerning incidence, etiology, clinical, and histopathologic characteristics are discussed.
Esmer-Sánchez
David
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Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Central Ignacio Morones Prieto, San Luis Potosí, SLP, México. esmer_david@hotmail.com
Rangel
Dante
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed