A rare case of isolated splenic sarcoidosis: A case report and literature review
| Autor: | Shigeyoshi Soga, Hironori Tsujimoto, Ibuki Fujinuma, Toshimitsu Iwasaki, Yoichi Miyata, Hiroshi Shinmoto, Yoji Kishi, Takahiro Einama, Kazuo Hase, Takazumi Tsunenari, Hideki Ueno, Kazuki Kobayashi, Junichi Asakuma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment isolated splenic sarcoidosis Spleen 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine multinodular splenic tumors Rare case Medicine sarcoidosis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Cancer Articles medicine.disease Left breast medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Positron emission tomography Splenic sarcoidosis 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Sarcoidosis Radiology business Mastectomy |
| Zdroj: | Molecular and Clinical Oncology |
| ISSN: | 2049-9450 |
| Popis: | Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease. It is rarely isolated in the spleen. The present report describes a case of isolated splenic sarcoidosis that was diagnosed histologically following laparoscopic splenectomy. A 76-year-old woman, who underwent radical nephroureterectomy 7 years earlier for left renal pelvic cancer and mastectomy 6 years earlier for left breast cancer in another facility, was referred to our hospital for assessment of splenic tumors that were identified during a follow-up examination. The computed tomography scans revealed multiple nodules in the spleen, which had increased in size over 2 years. Positron emission tomography revealed accumulation of [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose in the spleen. Laparoscopic splenectomy was performed and the diagnosis of sarcoidosis was confirmed histologically. A review of previous reports and the present case suggested that diagnosis of splenic sarcoidosis should be considered when the CT scans show multinodular splenic tumors, and sarcoidosis might be associated with malignant tumors. |
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