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AI InsightIn this report, we aimed to present a rare case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen in a 65-year-old male patient who underwent splenectomy for a tumorous mass and whose definitive diagnosis was established by histological examination of the resected specimen. (The Medical Bulletin of Haseki 2011; 49: 84-7)
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Abstract
Inflammatory pseudotumor is a benign tumor of unknown etiology and is rarely seen in the spleen. It often mimics benign and malignant tumors. The diagnosis is easily made because of the characteristic histopathological features. The most important characteristic of inflammatory pseudotumor is that the clinical and laboratory findings completely disappear after surgical resection. It often settles in lungs, but can also be seen anywhere throughout the body. In this report, we aimed to present a rare case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen in a 65-year-old male patient who underwent splenectomy for a tumorous mass and whose definitive diagnosis was established by histological examination of the resected specimen. (The Medical Bulletin of Haseki 2011; 49: 84-7)
Özet
Enflamatuvar psödotümör etyopatogenezi bilinmeyen benign bir tümördür ve dalakta oldukça nadir görülür. Sıklıkla benign ve malign diğer tümörlerle karışır, fakat histopatolojik özellikleri kolaylıkla tanı koydurur. Klinik ve laboratuvar bulgularının cerrahi rezeksiyon sonrası tamamen ortadan kaybolması en önemli özelliğidir. Sıklıkla akciğerde yerleşir, fakat vücudun herhangi bir yerinde de görülebilir. Kitle lezyonu saptanması üzerine splenek-tomi yapılan ve enflamatuvar psödotümör tanısı konulan 65 yaşındaki erkek hastayı, bu tümörün nadir görülmesi nedeni ile sunmayı amaçladık.