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[Splenic lymphoma presenting as acute pancreatitis in an 84 year-old patient. A case report]
Carmen Eliana Peralta Vargas1, Jesús Mora Fernández, Javier Pérez Alvarez
1Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, España.
Abstract:
A case is presented of an 84 year-old woman who was admitted to the Emergency Department due to an episode of non-calculous acute pancreatitis. In the aetiological study, the presence of a splenic lymphoma was documented, which had a compressive effect on the pancreas. After resolving the symptoms, she was scheduled for a splenectomy with a good technical result. At six months after admission the patient was in an excellent clinical and functional condition. This case highlights the unusual clinical presentation of this haematological disease, and the need to evaluate all the available therapeutic options in selected elderly patients.
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