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Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen

Author(s) -

Michael Wayne

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of solid tumors

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1925-4075

pISSN - 1925-4067

DOI - 10.5430/jst.v2n2p43

Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , spleen , inflammatory pseudotumor , medical history , splenic disease , surgery , pathology , splenectomy , lesion

Objective: Inflammatory pseudotumor (ipt) is a rare process which occurs in a number of different organ systems.

Methods: This 40 year-old male had no significant past medical history and presented to his primary medical doctor with worsening hypertension.

Results: Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen (ipt) is a rare disease process which continues to be a challenge to diagnose.

Conclusions: Inflammatory pseudotumor (ipt) is a rare process which occurs in a number of different organ systems. The spleen is an unusual location for ipt. Due to non-specific clinical findings at presentation and on radiographic imaging, splenic ipt is challenging to diagnose pre-operatively.

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