Abstract
A 76 year old woman presented acutely with non-traumatic splenic rupture, which was successfully treated by emergency splenectomy. Histological examination of the spleen revealed the coexistence of metastatic adenocarcinoma cells, together with low grade B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Splenic rupture as a consequence of malignant disease is discussed, together with a brief review of the literature.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Breast Neoplasms / complications*
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Breast Neoplasms / pathology
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Breast Neoplasms / secondary
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Carcinoma, Lobular / complications*
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Carcinoma, Lobular / pathology
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Carcinoma, Lobular / secondary
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Estrogen Antagonists / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Lymphoma, B-Cell / complications*
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Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology
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Lymphoma, B-Cell / surgery
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / complications*
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery
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Rupture, Spontaneous
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Splenectomy
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Splenic Neoplasms / complications*
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Splenic Neoplasms / pathology
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Splenic Neoplasms / surgery
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Splenic Rupture / etiology*
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Splenic Rupture / pathology
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Tamoxifen / therapeutic use
Substances
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Estrogen Antagonists
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Tamoxifen