Primary diffuse large B cell lymphoma of spleen mimicking splenic abscess - a case report

Primary splenic lymphoma is defined as generalized lymphoma with splenic involvement as the dominant feature. Primary splenic lymphoma is an infrequent disease. It comprises less than 1% of the all malignant lymphoma. We present a case of 55 years old male with fever, pain and lump in abdomen of 1 month duration. The purpose of this paper is to report a rare occurrence of primary splenic lymphoma and to demonstrate the possibility of it misdiagnosed as splenic abscess clinically and on imaging.