title: Primary angiosarcoma of the spleen: a diagnosis to consider.
abstract: We discuss a case of angiosarcoma of the spleen. Splenomegaly was discovered on a routine examination. At a later date it increased further in size and became painful. Peripheral smear and radio-isotope scannings suggested non-functioning spleen with haemorrhage within the tumour. Characteristic features of microangiopathic haemolysis, suggested in previous reports, was not found in our case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Pathology, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, England.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Bevan
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology