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Case Reports
Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen concomitant with renal cell carcinoma: case report.
- Sérgio Ossamu Loshii, Danielle Giacometti Sakamoto, Tiago Noguchi Machuca, and Ryuichi Yatani.
- Department of Pathology, Mie University School of Medicine, Mie, Japan. soioshii@bsi.com.br
- Sao Paulo Med J. 2004 Sep 2; 122 (5): 217219217-9.
ContextInflammatory pseudotumor is a rare benign lesion that can occur at a wide variety of primary sites. It is usually worrisome for the patient and the medical staff, since it cannot be clinically or radiologically distinguished from malignant entities.Case ReportWe report on a case of splenic inflammatory pseudotumor presenting with concomitant renal cell carcinoma. Despite the alarming macroscopic appearance of pseudotumors, their microscopic features usually confirm the inflammatory nature of such lesions. Evidence regarding the etiology of pseudotumors is still lacking, but hypotheses have been created.
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