title: [Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen: A case report].
abstract: Since the publication of the first two cases in 1984 by Cotelingam and Jaffe, a hundred of cases were published concerning the splenic inflammatory pseudotumor. The inflammatory pseudotumor is a benign lesion of unknown etiology. It forms a group of solid mesenchymal tumors occurring in different organs mainly in adulthood with female predominance. Symptomatic patients most often manifest fever, abdominal pain and splenomegaly. A substantial proportion of the inflammatory pseudotumors of the spleen are discovered incidentally. In this article we report a case of inflammatory pseudotumor in a 41-year-old male patient. The diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen is made up by the histological and immunohistochemical examination.
authors.forename: Saad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khairallah
authors.forename: Chadi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hajar
authors.forename: Mira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akiki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*