Inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen: A case report and review of the literature

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 560-563

  Variami, E ^a   Terpos, E ^a   Vgenopoulou, S ^a   Kanellopoulou, G ^a   Meletis, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Idiopathic fibrosclerotic disorders; Inflammatory pseudotumor; Polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOTUMOR; SPLEEN TUMOR;

EID: 0033458051     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002770050559     Document Type: Article

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