title: [Spontaneous splenic rupture due to splenic metastasis of lung cancer].
abstract: We report the case of a patient who underwent splenectomy for spontaneous rupture of the spleen due to splenic metastasis. Pathologic examination revealed diffuse infiltration by carcinoma. Chest X-ray revealed a right lung superior lobe tumor, related to poorly differentiated carcinoma. Total splenectomy is a good option for diagnosis and treatment of splenic metastases.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie viscérale et transplantation, hôpital universitaire Dupuytren, 2 avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87042 Limoges cedex, France. Fouzi.lachachi@unilim.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lachachi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Durand Fontanier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maisonnette
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Descottes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*