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ArticleMolecular and clinical oncology2021

A rare case of isolated splenic sarcoidosis: A case report and literature review.

Kazuki Kobayashi, Takahiro Einama, Ibuki Fujinuma, Takazumi Tsunenari, Yoichi Miyata, Toshimitsu Iwasaki, Junichi Asakuma, Shigeyoshi Soga, Hiroshi Shinmoto, Hironori Tsujimoto and 3 more

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Article in Molecular and clinical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kazuki KobayashiDepartment of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Takahiro EinamaDepartment of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Ibuki FujinumaDepartment of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Takazumi TsunenariDepartment of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Yoichi MiyataDepartment of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Toshimitsu IwasakiDepartment of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Junichi AsakumaDepartment of Urology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Shigeyoshi SogaDepartment of Radiology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Hiroshi ShinmotoDepartment of Radiology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Hironori TsujimotoDepartment of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Kazuo HaseDepartment of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Hideki UenoDepartment of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Yoji KishiDepartment of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
National Defense Medical College · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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isolated splenic sarcoidosismultinodular splenic tumorssarcoidosis

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PMID33335730
PMCPMC7739843
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