NODULAR TRANSFORMATION OF SPLENIC RED PULP DUE TO CARCINOMATOUS INFILTRATION - A DIAGNOSTIC PITFALL

Authors
FAKAN F MICHAL M
Citation
F. Fakan et M. Michal, NODULAR TRANSFORMATION OF SPLENIC RED PULP DUE TO CARCINOMATOUS INFILTRATION - A DIAGNOSTIC PITFALL, Histopathology, 25(2), 1994, pp. 175-178
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cytology & Histology",Pathology
Journal title
Histopathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03090167
Volume
25
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
175 - 178
Database
ISI
SICI code
0309-0167(1994)25:2<175:NTOSRP>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Autopsy of three women dying of disseminated carcinoma of stomach, col on, and breast, respectively, revealed a grossly unremarkable spleen. Microscopic examination demonstrated a nodular transformation of the r ed pulp, simulating a follicular lymphoma. Immunostaining revealed dis sociated carcinomatous cells between the nodules, and this was thought to be the cause of the nodular transformation.