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World J Clin Cases. Aug 16, 2022; 10(23): 8304-8311
Published online Aug 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i23.8304
Phosphoglyceride crystal deposition disease requiring differential diagnosis from malignant tumors and confirmed by Raman spectroscopy: A case report
Yu Ohkura, Hironori Uruga, Masato Shiiba, Shinji Ito, Hayato Shimoyama, Makiko Ishihara, Masaki Ueno, Harushi Udagawa
Yu Ohkura, Hayato Shimoyama, Masaki Ueno, Harushi Udagawa, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Hironori Uruga, Shinji Ito, Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Masato Shiiba, Makiko Ishihara, Department of Diagnostic Imaging Center, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Author contributions: Ohkura Y, Uruga H and Ito S designed and conducted the research and wrote the paper; Ohkura Y, Udagawa H and Ito S drafted the article, revised it critically for important intellectual content, and gave final approval for the content; Ohkura Y, Uruga H, Shiiba M, Ito S, Shimoyama H, Ishihara M, Ueno M and Udagawa H created study materials or recruited patients; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Yu Ohkura, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan. jag.ptj69-or.jpajhq.107emtg@docomo.ne.jp
Received: February 7, 2022
Peer-review started: February 7, 2022
First decision: April 10, 2022
Revised: April 11, 2022
Accepted: June 30, 2022
Article in press: June 30, 2022
Published online: August 16, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Here, we report a case in which Raman spectroscopy proved useful for differential diagnosis of phosphoglyceride crystal deposition disease (PCDD) in a patient with multiple malignant abdominal masses showing extremely high uptake on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, many years after undergoing open splenectomy. Initially, we strongly suspected the masses to be malignant. To rule out malignancy, we performed surgical biopsies and the pathological diagnosis was foreign body granulomas with crystal deposition. Raman spectroscopy led to the definitive diagnosis of PCCD. Raman spectroscopy is a simple and precise method for diagnosing PCCD.