Malignant lymphoma of spleen presenting as acute pancreatitis: a case report.
This is a case report of a patient who presented with acute pancreatitis without the common causes. A pancreatic biopsy revealed large B cell lymphoma. Spleen lymphoma with pancreatic involvement inducing acute pancreatitis, which is a rare disorder, was diagnosed. Here we also review the few similar cases reported in the literature.
Division of Gastroenterology, Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital, Taiwan 813, China.
Chao-Ming
CM
Wu
Lung-Chih
LC
Cheng
Gin-Ho
GH
Lo
Kwok-Hung
KH
Lai
Chia-Ling
CL
Cheng
Wen-Cheng
WC
Pan
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed