A case of hemangioma accompanied by inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2000 Oct;31(3):258-61. doi: 10.1097/00004836-200010000-00018.

Abstract

Both hemangioma and inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the spleen are rare benign mass lesions. Moreover, a splenic hemangioma accompanied by IPT is extremely rare. A 61-year-old woman who suffered from liver cirrhosis had a splenic cavernous hemangioma surrounded by granuloma. The literature on IPT of the spleen has described several possibilities of its causes; however, it is still unknown. This case was accompanied by portal hypertension due to liver cirrhosis, which may cause microrupture of hemangioma resulting in an IPT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / complications*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / complications*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal / etiology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications
  • Middle Aged
  • Splenic Diseases / complications*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / complications*