title: [A case of splenic inflammatory pseudotumor].
abstract: A 51-year-old woman who had undergone gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer was found to have a splenic tumor during the postoperative clinical observation. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) demonstrated solitary splenic tumor 15mm in diameter with delayed contrast enhancement. Abdominal ultrasonography (US) revealed low echoic mass with enhancement at vascular and perfusion image. We performed splenectomy to exclude the possibility of the metastatic tumor. The tumor was histopathologically diagnosed as inflammatory pseudotumor because of the presence of acidophilic fiber proliferation, hyalinized tissue and infiltration of lymphocytes and plasma cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute Ariake Hospital.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujisaki
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikari
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuraoka
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asahara
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*