title: Choriocarcinoma of the spleen--a rare cause of atraumatic rupture.
abstract: This case report identifies a very rare disease, choriocarcinoma in a male patient, causing another rare entity, an atraumatic rupture of the spleen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, UK.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ghinescu
authors.forename: Zeyad
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sallami
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*