Splenic metastasis and bleeding manifestations--an unusual association with gastric malignancy.
Splenic metastasis is a rare clinical entity--incidence being 0.6% at autopsy and 1.1% at splenectomy. We report the case of a 30 year old female who presented with purpura and melena and who was later diagnosed to have a mucinous adenocarcinoma of stomach with disseminated intravascular coagulation and splenic metastasis.
Department of Medicine, Nilratan Sircar Medical College, 138 Ajc Bose Road, Kolkata.
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Chakrabarti
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Moulick
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Saha
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Dutta
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*