Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen
Abstract
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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PDFDOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/jst.v2n2p43
Journal of Solid Tumors
ISSN 1925-4067(Print) ISSN 1925-4075(Online)
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