Spontaneous splenic rupture in a patient with multiloculated signet ring cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.
We report a case of spontaneous splenic rupture caused by signet ring cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Rupture of the spleen usually stems from trauma and only rarely from solid tumor metastasis. Early diagnosis by ultrasound is essential since mortality is high without prompt splenectomy.
Department of General Internal Medicine, Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, FRG.
U
U
Rüther
A
A
Schmidt
W
W
Rupp
H
H
Bader
C
C
Nunnensiek
J
J
Rassweiler
B
B
Rothe
F
F
Eisenberger
P
P
Jipp
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*