[Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen: two case reports]

Ann Pathol. 2007 Jun;27(3):247-50. doi: 10.1016/s0242-6498(07)91863-5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the spleen is an uncommon entity with debated etiology, characterized by a mixture of inflammatory cells and a component of myofibroblastic spindle cells. This lesion needs to be distinguished from the follicular dendritic cell tumor and the inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. We report two cases of splenic PTI in a 69-year old and a 62-year old women. The tumors measured respectively 80 and 30 mn in greatest dimension. An inflammatory pseudotumor was histopathologically diagnosed following a splenectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / pathology*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / surgery
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Splenic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / surgery