title: Metachronous splenic metastasis from colonic carcinoma five years after surgery: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Metastatic lesions of the spleen are a rare finding and are generally associated with widespread disease. Moreover, solitary metastases of the spleen are exceptional. In this paper, we describe the case of a patient who developed an isolated splenic metastasis from colon carcinoma five years after surgery, and was successfully treated by splenectomy. We also review the scant literature experience discussing clinical diagnosis and approaches to this uncommon event.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Pierpaolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sileri
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: D'Ugo
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benavoli
authors.forename: Vito M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Stolfi
authors.forename: Giampiero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palmieri
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mele
authors.forename: Achille L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gaspari
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*