Splenic rupture in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient with primary splenic lymphoma.
Splenic rupture presenting as primary malignant lymphoma of the spleen is a rare event. We report such an occurrence in a young man who had a primary B-cell immunoblastic lymphoma of the spleen and was found to be HIV-positive. We suggest that serologic tests for HIV should be performed in unusual cases of malignant lymphoma.
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Department of Pathology, Los Angeles County/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance 90509.
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D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology