title: Cytologically confirmed splenic metastases in breast cancer.
abstract: Relatively few cases of splenic metastases have been reported in the literature. Metastases to the spleen generally occur in the context of multivisceral involvement during the late stage of disease, while isolated splenic metastases are far less frequent. The primary cancer types commonly leading to splenic metastases are skin melanoma and gynecologic, colorectal and gastric cancers. Breast cancer is considered a rare source of splenic metastases, with few cases being reported in the literature. As a contribution to the literature, we report here on a case of splenic metastasis in a patient with breast cancer treated at the Department of Medical Oncology at our institution (Bellaria-Maggiore Hospital, Azienda USL of Bologna, Italy).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Bellaria-Maggiore Hospital, Azienda USL of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bartolotti
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Franceschi
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Battista
authors.forename: Roberta Degli
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Esposti
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castaldini
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baccarini
authors.forename: Alba Ariela
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Brandes
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed