title: [Splenic metastases of pulmonary carcinoma. Apropos of a clinical case].
abstract: A case of single splenic metastasis from large cell anaplastic carcinoma of the lung is described. The patient first underwent pulmonary lobectomy and then splenectomy. He is still alive 42 months after the first operation and 41 after the second. The case herein described is rather uncommon, due to the rarity of single splenic metastases, and the long survival of the patient. The latter point strongly suggests an aggressive surgical approach to single metastases, even if primary tumor has extremely poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Patologia Chirurgica (CLO), Università degli Studi di Cagliari.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scintu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frau
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marongiu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pipia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Casula
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Metastasi spleniche da carcinoma polmonare. A proposito di un caso clinico.