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G.1.2 Lymphoma of the spleen

• The spleen is enlarged.
• There is a pale white mass embedded in the splenic tissue.
• The center of this mass shows necrosis.
• Scattered just beneath the capsule are very fine whitish specks which may be the malpighian corpuscles.
• Differential diagnosis:

1. Lymphoma
2. Tuberculoma        
3. Gumma

• Histology confirmed a Hodgkin's lymphoma.