Splenic tumor presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin.
Pyrexia of unknown origin has always been a challenging problem to diagnose for physicians. Here we present a case of a splenic tumor, which after histopathology and immunohistochemistry, two possibilities were considered, a diffuse large cell lymphoma--plasmablastic variant and second an anaplastic plasmacytoma. The patient was treated with chemotherapy and on followup he has no evidence of recurrence or any residual lesion.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala.
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D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery