title: Spontaneous rupture of splenic hamartoma: a case report.
abstract: Splenic hamartomas are rare. The authors report a case of spontaneously ruptured splenic hamartoma in a 5-month-old boy. This rupture led to the death of the child. If abdominal pain is present and a mass is palpated, the splenic hamartoma should be managed surgically in an expeditious manner. There have been only two known previous reports of spontaneous rupture of splenic hamartoma in adults, but none in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurobe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
mesh_terms: D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*