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Demanding Diagnosis of Splenic Angiosarcoma as Cause of Delayed Treatment of Spontaneous Splenic Rupture: A Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Famularo, Simone
Pagni, Fabio
Coppola, Sara
Leva, Andrea
Gianotti, Luca
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-02-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Primary splenic angiosarcoma is a very rare mesenchymal malignant tumor associated with a poor prognosis due to its high metastatic potential.
This disease can be easily neglected and spontaneous splenic rupture is a frequent manifestation at the time of diagnosis leading to a poor outcome because of peritoneal dissemination.
Case Presentation.
We describe the case of a 49-year-old man who presented with asthenia, left upper quadrant abdominal pain, and anemia.
Computerized tomography scan showed an enlarged spleen with no nodules and a nontraumatic rupture of the splenic capsule.
Splenectomy was performed on account of the severe anemia and histopathology examination showed a primary angiosarcoma.
Conclusions.
Splenic angiosarcoma should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses in patients with nontraumatic spleen rupture and a specific previous medical history.
Regrettably, splenectomy allows for a definitive diagnosis but not a curative treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Coppola, Sara& Leva, Andrea& Pagni, Fabio& Famularo, Simone& Gianotti, Luca. 2017. Demanding Diagnosis of Splenic Angiosarcoma as Cause of Delayed Treatment of Spontaneous Splenic Rupture: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150247
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Coppola, Sara…[et al.]. Demanding Diagnosis of Splenic Angiosarcoma as Cause of Delayed Treatment of Spontaneous Splenic Rupture: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150247
American Medical Association (AMA)
Coppola, Sara& Leva, Andrea& Pagni, Fabio& Famularo, Simone& Gianotti, Luca. Demanding Diagnosis of Splenic Angiosarcoma as Cause of Delayed Treatment of Spontaneous Splenic Rupture: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Surgery. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150247
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150247