Spontaneous splenic rupture secondary to metastatic gastric carcinoma.
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.
Natarajan
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P
Department of Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmuth, UK.
Varshney
S
S
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*