Unusual splenic metastasis from oesophageal cancer.
The most common visceral metastasis from oesophageal carcinomas are lungs and liver. A case of splenic metastasis from a squamous carcinoma of oesophagus is reported. To our knowledge, splenic metastasis without any nodal disease has not been described previously. The pattern of reported metastasis is summarised.
Murthy
S K
SK
Department of Surgical Oncology and Pathology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India.
Prabhakaran
P S
PS
Rao
S R
SR
Kumar
R V
RV
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology