title: Spontaneous splenic rupture secondary to metastatic gastric carcinoma.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of the spleen secondary to metastatic carcinoma is rare. We report the second such case. Rupture is usually diagnosed at laparotomy. However ultrasound and computerized tomography can play a role in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmuth, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varshney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*