Publications by authors named "Maria Manuela Mafra"

Unlabelled: Primary splenic lymphoma (PSL) is a rare disease and an improbable cause of splenomegaly or splenic nodules. On the contrary, splenic secondary involvement as part of an advanced lymphoproliferative disorder is more common. The authors present the case of a 49-year-old woman with a primary splenic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PS-DLBCL), in which the absence of other organs' involvement determined an ultrasound-guided biopsy of the spleen to achieve a definitive diagnosis.

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