title: Isolated splenic metastasis from carcinoma of the breast.
abstract: A case of isolated splenic metastasis from carcinoma of the breast in a 54 year old woman, two years after treatment for breast carcinoma, is presented. There was no involvement of other organs like liver, bone, lungs, etc. The patient underwent splenectomy and recovered without any complications. This case is being reported because of the rarity of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Department of Pathology, Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. satipe@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iype
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Akbar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krishna
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery