Pseudotumor inflamatorio del bazo. Revisión y aportación de un nuevo caso

• Autores: Francisco Luís Lado Lado, Marta Páramo de la Vega, José Antonio Torre Carballada, A. Lois Pernas, Ihab Abdulkader Nallib
• Localización: Anales de medicina interna, ISSN 0212-7199, Vol. 21, Nº. 6, 2004, págs. 279-282
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • Splenic inflammatory pseudotumour has been defined as a benign tumour reactive lesion with unspecified reparative or inflammatory alterations. It is a mimicking tumour often confused with other pathologies, primarily, lymphoproliferative disorders. Though its aetiology remains unknown, these tumours are often associated to infectious agents such as the Epstein-Barr virus. We describe a case of a 29 year-old patient with a history of infectious mononucleosis, followed by fever, weight loss, and splenomegaly. Splenectomy detected a homogeneous, whitish 2 cm node diagnosed as splenic inflammatory pseudotumour. The clinical features and diagnosis of this disorder are discussed in relation to the histopathological findings.