PubMed · 1998 · 25 citations · 0 references
MedicineOncologyRadiologyHistopathologyInflammationOncologic ImagingInflammatory LesionsInflammatory PathologySplenic PathologyInflammatory PseudotumorSpleen PathologySpleen UltrasoundSplenic FibrosisSplenic Hamartoma
The ultrasound and color Doppler sonography characteristics of inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the spleen are nonspecific, and thus preoperative diagnosis of the tumor is difficult. We describe a case of IPT of the spleen studied with ultrasound, color Doppler sonography, CT, and MRI, and we report the usefulness of US and MRI findings of the tumor.