title: A pancreatic tumour presenting as a ruptured spleen.
abstract: We report a case of spontaneous rupture of the spleen due to invasion from a pancreatic tumour. We are unaware of any similar case having been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery