Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease of the spleen.
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (CPPD), also known as pseudogout or chondrocalcinosis, is a variety of metabolic arthropathy caused by the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in and around joints. Despite many case reports, extra-articular CPPD often goes unrecognized. Here, we report a unique case of pancreatic tail pseudocyst and CPPD of the spleen. To the best of our knowledge, CPPD of the spleen has not been reported in the literature.
Department of Pathology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yuan-Chun
YC
Hsu
Chen-Wang
CW
Chang
Chun-Lu
CL
Lin
Chuan-Tsai
CT
Lai
D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis; D002131:Calcium Pyrophosphate; D002805:Chondrocalcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D002131:Calcium Pyrophosphate