title: [Non-traumatic rupture of the spleen in malignant hemopathies. 2 new cases].
abstract: Spontaneous splenic rupture is an unusual complication of hematologic malignancies with a high mortality rate. We report two cases of non-traumatic splenic rupture: the first one was a patient with myelomonocytic leukaemia and the second one a previously undiagnosed patient with non Hodgkin's lymphoma, both of them survived after splenectomy. Emphasis on the necessity of an early diagnosis and treatment are made.
authors.affiliation: Servico de Hematología y Hemoterapia, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Moraleda
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Vidriales
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: del Cañizo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: San Miguel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015477:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Rotura no traumática del bazo en hemopatías malignas. Dos nuevos casos.