title: Fever, anemia, and splenomegaly: A rare presentation of splenic angiosarcoma.
abstract: Splenic angiosarcoma is a rare neoplasm that often remains asymptomatic till the onset of massive intra abdominal bleeding that require emergency splenectomy. We report here a case of 60 year old male who presented with on and off fever and a splenomegaly was found on clinical examination suggesting a lymphoproliferative disorder. A contrast enhanced computerized tomography suggested splenic trauma with intracapsular bleed. A splenectomy was carried out that revealed splenic angiosarcoma. Splenomegaly and fever is a very rare presentation of angiosarcoma. Though rare it should be kept in mind when investigating pyrexia of unknown origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Mridula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Somprakash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Vijay K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar