A casual finding of primary splenic Hodgkin's disease in a case of traumatic rupture of the spleen.
A case of 15-year-old male with traumatic rupture of the spleen is reported. Patterns of Hodgkin's lymphoma were found in sections of the spleen. Lymph nodes were not involved. Ten years after the splenectomy the patient is alive and well.
D000293:Adolescent; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors