title: Spontaneous rupture of the spleen as the presenting feature of the blastoid variant of mantle cell lymphoma.
abstract: Spontaneous splenic rupture is rare, and particularly so as the initial presentation of a lymphoproliferative disorder. Although rare cases of splenic rupture have been reported in mantle cell lymphoma there has not been a report of the blastoid variant presenting in this manner. We report such a case in a 64-year-old man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Haematology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia. kylie.mason@mh.org.au
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Juneja
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D020522:Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*