Abstract
The case of a 64-year-old man presenting dysuria and haematuria is described. The cause of these symptoms was related to a splenomegaly compressing the left kidney and renal pelvis. A splenectomy was performed. Macro- and microscopic examination of the mass revealed an inflammatory pseudotumour of the spleen, composed of a variable mixture of polyclonal lymphocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, plasmacells, foamy hystiocytes, giant cells and fibrous tissue. The aetiology is unknown. An inflammatory pseudotumour of the spleen is clearly a reactive lesion resulting from a variety of causes, particularly vascular thrombosis, infections or autoimmune mechanisms. Splenectomy is both diagnostic and curative.
Translated title of the contribution | Inflammatory pseudotumour of the spleen: a case report and review of the literature |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 655-660 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Chirurgia Italiana |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 5 |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery