title: Isolated splenic metastasis from colon cancer: Case report.
abstract: Isolated splenic metastases from colorectal cancer are very rare clinical entities and when they are present, they usually manifest widely disseminated disease. In this paper we report a case of metachronous solitary isolated splenic metastasis from colon cancer in a 64-year-old woman who was successfully treated by laparoscopic splenectomy. We discuss the pathological and clinical aspects of this condition. We furthermore comment on the diagnostic and therapeutic options of this rare entity through our observation of the case and consideration of the 31 case reports published in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Jiddou Abdou, Saber Boutayeb, Hassan Errihani, Medical Oncology Department, National Institute of Oncology Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah, Rabat 10000, Morocco.
authors.forename: Jiddou
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abdou
authors.affiliation: Jiddou Abdou, Saber Boutayeb, Hassan Errihani, Medical Oncology Department, National Institute of Oncology Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah, Rabat 10000, Morocco.
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Omor
authors.affiliation: Jiddou Abdou, Saber Boutayeb, Hassan Errihani, Medical Oncology Department, National Institute of Oncology Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah, Rabat 10000, Morocco.
authors.forename: Saber
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boutayeb
authors.affiliation: Jiddou Abdou, Saber Boutayeb, Hassan Errihani, Medical Oncology Department, National Institute of Oncology Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah, Rabat 10000, Morocco.
authors.forename: Basma
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elkhannoussi
authors.affiliation: Jiddou Abdou, Saber Boutayeb, Hassan Errihani, Medical Oncology Department, National Institute of Oncology Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah, Rabat 10000, Morocco.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Errihani
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Colon cancer; Isolated splenic metastases; Splenectomy