Abstract
Inflammatory pseudotumors (IPTs) are rare tumors of unknown etiology; however, there
is a strong association with the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV). EBV-positive IPTs are typically
found in the liver and spleen. While many EBV-positive splenic IPTs contain follicular
dendritic cell (FDC) proliferations, they are not aggressive such as with conventional
FDC tumors. EBV-positive splenic IPTs have been reported with low malignant potential.
We present a case with multimodality imaging of an EBV-positive IPT-like tumor with
FDC features.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 06, 2015
Accepted:
December 24,
2014
Received in revised form:
December 5,
2014
Received:
August 17,
2014
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