Open AccessInflammatory 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.