Abstract

From China, there was the report of a female patient with spleen lymphoma which involved the pancreas. In the USA case, the presentation was by way of rupture. Therefore, 4 Nigerian cases are deemed to be worthy of documentation.

Highlights

  • Chinese authors presented the case report of a 64-year-old female patient whose presentation simulated pancreatic involvement but turned out to originate in the spleen [1]

  • The spleen was riddled with solid nodules and was markedly enlarged

  • Splenectomy was undertaken by Dr Angela Muobike, lymphoma being queried

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Summary

Lymphoma of the spleen in a developing community

Received date: March 15, 2018; Accepted date : April 16, 2018; Published date: May 02, 2018. B. Onuigbo, Lymphoma of the spleen in a developing community.

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