Primary splenic lymphoma.
A middle-aged lady presented with fever and splenomegaly and had been provisionally treated for malaria, typhoid and tuberculosis. Diagnostic splenectomy was performed which revealed diffuse large cell lymphoma, B type, localized to spleen. Patient had remission of disease after splenectomy.
Aslam
Mushahid
M
Department of Surgery, Combined MIlitary Hospital, Multan. nuzhatsalamat@yahoo.com
Salamat
Nuzhat
N
Mamoon
Nadra
N
Ahmed
Mushatq
M
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome