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Liang Y, Zhang J. Acinar cell carcinoma of splenic heterotopic pancreas origin. Dig Liver Dis 2024; 56:899-900. [PMID: 38342742 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2024.01.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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- Yajun Liang
- IV Ward of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
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Kai K, Hamada T, Sakae T, Sato Y, Hiyoshi M, Inomata M, Suzuki Y, Nakamura S, Azuma M, Nanashima A. A case of multifocal sclerosis angiomatoid nodular transformations of the spleen occurring after partial splenic infarction with transcatheter arterial embolization for splenic artery aneurysm. Clin J Gastroenterol 2024; 17:198-203. [PMID: 37831375 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-023-01869-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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A 48-year-old woman underwent transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) for a splenic artery aneurysm, which resulted in a partial splenic infarction in the middle lobe. Five years after TAE, a 20-mm diameter mass in the noninfarcted area of the spleen was detected on imaging, which grew to 25 mm in diameter after 6 months. MRI after gadolinium administration showed a 35 × 34 mm mass within the superior pole and 15 × 12 mm mass within the inferior pole. The patient underwent laparoscopic splenectomy and had an uneventful postoperative recovery. No evidence of recurrence was observed during the 2-year follow-up period after surgery. The mass was pathologically confirmed to be sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) of the spleen. While some studies hypothesize that SANT is a response to vascular injury or trauma, to the best of our knowledge, there have been no previous reports of SANT occurring after procedures directly affecting splenic blood flow. Additionally, multifocal SANTs are reported to be very rare, accounting for only 4.7% of all reported SANTs of the spleen. We highlight a rare course of SANT of the spleen and discuss the possible relationship between blood flow abnormalities and the appearance of SANT.
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- Kengo Kai
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
- Department of Anatomy, Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan
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Sharma R, Yadav A, Mastebhakti B. Prolonged fever with pancytopenia and massive hepatosplenomegaly. Natl Med J India 2023; 36:95-96. [PMID: 38692598 DOI: 10.25259/nmji_207_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Prolonged fever with pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly is a clinical entity frequently encountered by physicians. The diagnosis of such cases is challenging due to the diversity of differential diagnoses. Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma is a rare and aggressive type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that can present with massive hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia and prolonged fever. Most of the patients are young men and the majority are associated with chronic immunosuppression. We report a 40-year-old immunocompetent woman with prolonged fever and pancytopenia due to hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma.
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- Roopa Sharma
- Department of Internal Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India
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The article presents a rare case of bone marrow metastasis of the spleen angiosarcoma. The observation is of particular interest due to the fact that secondary bone marrow damage in angiosarcoma in the vast majority of cases is due by primary tumor growth in the spleen. Clinically, such cases may resemble the course of blood diseases with hematological disorders and splenomegaly. Patients come into the field of view of a hematologist, and the final diagnosis is unexpected to the attending physician. Detection of angiosarcoma growth in a bone marrow trephine biopsy during morphological examination can be a rare finding for a pathologist. In this regard, the presented case is of interest not only for pathologists, but also for doctors of clinical specialties.
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- V A Khorzhevskii
- Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- Krasnoyarsk State Regional Bureau of Pathology, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- Krasnoyarsk State Regional Bureau of Pathology, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Prof. V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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Sogabe N, Kuno M, Nakagama Y, Makuuchi Y, Harada N, Takakuwa T, Okamura H, Hirose A, Nishimoto M, Nakashima Y, Koh H, Nakamae M, Kido Y, Nakamae H, Hino M. [Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia and IgM-monoclonal gammopathy following BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine in a patient with splenic marginal zone lymphoma]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2022; 63:1379-1385. [PMID: 36351643 DOI: 10.11406/rinketsu.63.1379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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There is currently no evidence that a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccine might be associated with the development of autoimmune hemolytic anemia or disease progression in patients with mature B-cell neoplasm. Our patient was a 71-year-old man with indolent mature B-cell neoplasm who had been monitored for many years without treatment. After receiving the second dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, he developed severe warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Although steroid therapy improved his anemia, he continued to develop IgM-monoclonal gammopathy, renal insufficiency, and splenomegaly. He was diagnosed with splenic marginal zone lymphoma after undergoing splenectomy. The splenectomy improved the patient's symptoms. We assessed his SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody response, but the patient's serologic response to the vaccine was impaired. In patients with mature B-cell neoplasm, a non-specific immune response after vaccination might be associated with paraneoplastic syndromes.
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- Nobuhiro Sogabe
- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Parasitology & Research Center for Infectious Disease Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Parasitology & Research Center for Infectious Disease Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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- Department of Hematology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University
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Millar SL, Curley TL, Monnet EL, Zersen KM. Premature death in dogs with nontraumatic hemoabdomen and splenectomy with benign histopathologic findings. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2021; 260:S9-S14. [PMID: 34914629 DOI: 10.2460/javma.21.01.0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether premature death occurred among dogs with nonmalignant splenic histopathologic findings after splenectomy for nontraumatic hemoabdomen. ANIMALS 197 dogs with nontraumatic hemoabdomen that underwent splenectomy and histopathologic evaluation between 2005 and 2018. PROCEDURES Information was obtained from electronic medical records, dog owners, and referring veterinarians to determine patient characteristics, histopathologic findings, survival information, and cause of death. Dogs were grouped based on histopathological diagnosis and outcome, and median survival times (MSTs) and risk factors for death were determined. RESULTS Histopathologic findings indicated malignancy in 144 of the 197 (73.1%) dogs with nontraumatic hemoabdomen. Hemangiosarcoma was diagnosed in 126 dogs (87.5% of those with malignancies and 64.0% of all dogs). Nine of 53 (17%) dogs with nonmalignant histopathologic findings had an adverse outcome and premature death, with an MST of 49 days. Risk factors for this outcome included low plasma total solids concentration, an elevated hemangiosarcoma likelihood prediction score, and a medium or high hemangiosarcoma likelihood prediction score category. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE This study showed that there is a group of dogs with nontraumatic hemoabdomen due to splenic disease that have nonmalignant histopathologic findings after splenectomy, but nonetheless suffer an adverse outcome and die prematurely of a suspected malignancy. Further evaluation of potential at-risk populations may yield detection of otherwise overlooked malignancies.
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Lang B. Sudden death due to acute hemoabdomen and hypovolemia from a ruptured splenic hemangiosarcoma in a German shepherd dog. Can Vet J 2020; 61:1203-1205. [PMID: 33149359 PMCID: PMC7560771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A 12-year-old neutered male German shepherd dog was evaluated after dying suddenly at home. A few hours prior to the unexpected death the dog displayed anorexia and lethargy. Post-mortem examination and histopathology led to a diagnosis of marked hemoabdomen and hypovolemia due to a single ruptured splenic hemangiosarcoma.
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- Brittany Lang
- Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
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Zhao S, Zhu L, Tong F, Tinzin L, Huang F, Zhou Y. Unexpected death due to spontaneous splenic rupture: A rare case in splenic angiosarcoma. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2020; 47:101785. [PMID: 32977197 DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2020.101785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Splenic angiosarcoma (SA) is a rare disease that can cause spontaneous splenic rupture leading to unexpected death. The rare incidence and non-specific clinical presentations made the early correct diagnosis of SA impossible in clinical practice. Even with medical intervention, 80% of patients died within 6 months after diagnosis. Here, we report a man who had complained of abdominal distension for 2 weeks and succumbed to the disease nine hours after admission. Diagnosis of hepatic and splenic angiosarcomas was based on post-mortem histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry, and the cause of death was hemorrhagic shock caused by spontaneous splenic rupture secondary to SA. This present case was the first forensic autopsy of spontaneous splenic rupture secondary to SA, which can highlight the diagnosis of rare diseases in forensic practice, and forensic pathologists should bear in mind these rare diseases even in routine practice.
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- Shuquan Zhao
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, PR China.
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Nishiura A, Takakuwa T, Miura A, Otomaru I, Araki T, Fujitani Y, Nishida N, Yamamura R. [Spontaneous Splenic Rupture with Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma Successfully Treated Using Transcatheter Arterial Embolization]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2020; 47:1097-1099. [PMID: 32668860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A 75-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a history of fever, cervical lymphadenopathy, and fatigue. Computed tomography(CT)revealed systemic lymphadenopathy with prominent splenomegaly. Axillary lymph node biopsy results revealed diffuse proliferation of atypical lymphoid cells with arborizing high endothelial venules. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for CD3, CD5, and CD10, but negative for CD20 and CD79a. Given these findings, a diagnosis of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma(AITL)was made. Due to the extremely high tumor burden, pre-therapy with corticosteroids was initiated. However, the patient suddenly went into hemorrhagic shock. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed abdominal bleeding due to splenic rupture. Bleeding was rapidly controlled using transcatheter arterial embolization(TAE). Five days after TAE, mini-CHOP therapy was initiated. Splenomegaly is common in hematologic disease. Owing to the lethality of the condition, in cases of progressive anemia with splenomegaly in patients with hematologic disease, the possibility of splenic rupture should be considered. Since TAE carries no risk of post-splenectomy infection and allows timely resumption of chemotherapy, it could be considered as one of the preferred treatment choices for splenic rupture in hemodynamically unstable patients.
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Soto-Darias IC, López-Fernández J, Fettane-Gómez S, Pérez-Alonso E, Hernández-Hernández JR. Haemorrhagic shock secondary to non-traumatic spleen rupture as a manifestation of splenic flexure cancer: A case report. Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 43:519-521. [PMID: 32418759 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2020.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Iván Carmelo Soto-Darias
- Departamento de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, España.
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- Departamento de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, España
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- Departamento de Radiodiagnóstico, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, España
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- Departamento de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, España
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- Departamento de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, España
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Nagi M, Ang D, Farrah J, Gray D. Ewing's Sarcoma Family Tumor (EFT) Presents as Spontaneous Splenic Rupture. Am Surg 2019; 85:e460-e464. [PMID: 31638539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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RATIONALE Littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a rare primary vascular neoplasm of the spleen. It can be benign or malignant. Pathology and immunohistochemistry are the gold standards for the diagnosis of LCA. Therefore, splenectomy is recommended for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment, and subsequent follow-up is necessary. There are limited reports about LCA. Here, we present a case of a female patient with LCA undergoing laparoscopic splenectomy in order to provide clinical experience in LCA treatment. PATIENT CONCERNS A 32-year-old female attended the outpatient Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery for follow-up of hepatic hemangiomas. The patient presented with intermittent abdominal distension, which was slightly under no obvious inducement. DIAGNOSIS Physical examination found no signs of abdominal tenderness and rebound tenderness, and liver and spleen were impalpable. The contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed multiple space-occupying lesions in the spleen, mottled low-density lesions, multiple hypoattenuating nodules with no contrast enhancement on the arterious phase. Delayed contrast-enhanced helical CT scan displayed incomplete filling of hypodense splenic lesions. INTERVENTIONS Given that it was uncertain whether it was a benign or a malignant tumor, a laparoscopic total splenectomy was performed. OUTCOMES The final pathological diagnosis was LCA. Her postsurgical course was uneventful, and no surgery-related complications were found. No signs of recurrence were observed in the 16 months after the operation. LESSONS LCA was a rare primary vascular neoplasm of the spleen, and laparoscopic splenectomy for LCA was safe and feasible, and postoperative course was uneventful. However, regular follow-up and long-time monitoring after splenectomy for LCA is recommended because of its potential malignant biological behavior.
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- Man-Jiang Li
- Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao University
- Department of Liver Disease Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Liver Disease Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Liver Disease Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Liver Disease Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao University
- Department of Liver Disease Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao University
- Department of Liver Disease Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao University
- Department of Liver Disease Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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A case of splenic large B-cell lymphoma with hemophagocytic syndrome is reported. The difficulties of diagnosis are emphasized especially when peripheral lymph nodes or bone marrow lymphomatous infiltration are not present. Diagnostic criteria for hemophagocytic syndrome and their relationship with the pathogenesis of the disease are also stressed.
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- G Büchi
- Divisione di Medicina Interna, Ospedale Civile di Ivrea, Italy
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- A M Cook
- Bristol Oncology Centre, England
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Hatsuse M, Daikoku Y, Taminishi Y, Fuchida SI, Takemura Y, Okano A, Murakami S, Shimazaki C. [Possible contribution of disseminated Mycobacterium shigaense infection to development of splenic marginal zone lymphoma]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2018; 59:878-883. [PMID: 30078797 DOI: 10.11406/rinketsu.59.878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A 73-year-old male who underwent splenectomy was diagnosed with splenic non-caseating granuloma in May 201X, and sarcoidosis was disregarded from the differential diagnosis. Owing to the persisting inflammation, the patient was carefully followed up with no treatment. Four months post splenectomy, the patient was hospitalized due to progressive dyspnea. Chest computed tomography revealed an encapsulated pleural effusion and lymphocytic infiltration in the left lower lung, with subclavian and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Although the patient was treated with antibiotics, his condition showed no improvement; therefore, prednisolone 40 mg was administered, resulting in lung lesion improvement. A re-examination of the tissue obtained from the previously removed spleen revealed splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL), a specific low-grade, small B-cell lymphoma. As a result, the patient was treated with rituximab combined with chemotherapy. During the fifth course of the chemotherapy, a subcutaneous abscess appeared in the cervical region, and Mycobacterium shigaense was isolated from the pus discharge, suggesting that the splenic granulomatous lesion formed due to M.shigaense, and dissemination of the Mycobacterium infection occurred following splenectomy and chemotherapy, when the patient was immunosuppressed. Overall, we consider that SMZL developed because of chronic inflammation resulting from a nontuberculous mycobacterial infection.
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- Mayumi Hatsuse
- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center
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- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Kyoto Kuramaguchi Medical Center
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Gao L, Xu W, Li T, Luo H, Gai S, Xing R, Chen G, Chen Y. A rare case of angiosarcoma with skull masses and erythropenia and thrombocytopenia: A case report and review of literature. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e8787. [PMID: 29245237 PMCID: PMC5728852 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000008787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Primary splenic angiosarcoma (PSA) is a rare, fatal neoplasm originating from sinusoidal vascular endothelial cells, and usually metastasizes and almost always has a poor prognosis. Surgical excision is the main treatment of this highly malignant disease. PATIENT CONCERNS We reported a special case of a 68-year-old female who had a 6-month history of scalp masses. DIAGNOSIS The patient was found to have 2 skull masses on computed tomography (CT). Laboratory findings revealed erythropenia and thrombocytopenia. Enhanced abdomen magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed multiple masses in liver and spleen. The pathological result of the skull masses was revealed to be metastatic angiosarcoma. INTERVENTIONS The patient underwent surgical excision of skull masses, and no subsequent radiotherapy or chemotherapy was done. OUTCOMES The patient died due to dyscrasia at August 12, 2015, with a survival of nearly 1 month. LESSONS We highlight the importance for clinicians to be aware of this rare neoplasm, and to consider it in the differential diagnosis when encountering a skull mass. Early confirmation and treatment may improve the prognosis.
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- Liansheng Gao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
- Department of Neurosurgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
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- Department of Pathology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu
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Komeno Y, Shibuya N, Uryu H, Yamada H, Toda T, Shibasaki M, Kunishima S, Iihara K, Ryu T. Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma with Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome Diagnosed via Splenic Bleeding. Intern Med 2017; 56:557-562. [PMID: 28250305 PMCID: PMC5399210 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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An 85-year-old woman underwent emergent splenectomy due to left abdominal pain and active bleeding in a massively enlarged spleen. The histological diagnosis was splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL). A prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) was noted, and additional tests led to the diagnosis of type 2A-like acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS). An APTT cross mixing test ruled out the presence of inhibitors. She received eight courses of rituximab monotherapy. The coagulation data showed no improvement, possibly because the lymphoma showed a poor response to the treatment. AVWS rarely causes bleeding in solid organs. This is the first case of SMZL with AVWS diagnosed via splenic bleeding.
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- Yukiko Komeno
- Department of Hematology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization (JCHO) Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Japan
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Krishna YT, Howe HR, Abrams RS, Gates R. A Rare Diagnosis for Persistent, Unexplained Fevers and Abdominal Pain in the Pediatric Population. Am Surg 2016; 82:779-780. [PMID: 27670560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- Yamuna T Krishna
- Department of Surgery and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Greenville Health System, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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Paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) is an autoimmune blistering skin disease of humans that consists of characteristic skin lesions associated with concurrent neoplasia. in this study we provide histologic and serologic evidence to support a diagnosis of PNP in a dog with splenic sarcoma. Skin lesions consisted of widespread erosions involving haired skin, mucocutaneous junctions, and oral mucosa. Microscopic examination of skin and mucosae revealed lesions consistent with both pemphigus vulgaris and erythema multiforme. Immunoprecipitation confirmed that circulating IgG autoantibodies from this patient recognized five distinct antigens, presumed to represent epidermal plakins. Clinical, histopathologic, and immunologic findings in this patient were similar to those observed in human patients with PNP. The splenic neoplasia in this dog was diagnosed as a phenotypically variable spindle cell sarcoma. To date, only one other dog has been reported with PNP. This is the second reported case of canine PNP and the first patient in whom skin lesions were identified in association with splenic neoplasia.
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Serra JT, Orozco MJ, Prato FJ, Sánchez V, Basqueira AJ, Brocca CA. [Myelophthisis and kasabach merrit syndrome as initial manifestation of splenic angiosarcoma]. Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba 2016; 73:297-301. [PMID: 28152371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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Primary splenic angiosarcoma is an extremely agressive and rare neoplasm. Manifestations as bone marrow invasion and coagulation disorders have been reported isolatedly. A 26 years-old woman presented with abdominal pain; several anemia and thrombocytopenia associated to leukoerythroblastic reaction were found in the laboratory. Consumpion coagulopathy signs and microangiopathy as schistocytes, prolonged prothrombine time, decreased fibrinogen and increased D dimer were also present. Imaging findings included a lobulated, enlarged spleen, with spontanously hyperdense areas, and heterogeneous nodules with intense, irregular enhancement after contrast administration. There were hepatic and pulmonary metastases, as well as bone lesions with conspicuous vessels. Clinical features of Kasabach-Merrit syndrome and imaging vascular neoplasm characteristics suggest a primary splenic angiosarcoma. Splenectomy and bone marrow biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of primary splenic angiosarcoma in metastatic stage.
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Deng R, Chang W, Wu X, Chen J, Tao K, Zhang P. Primary splenic angiosarcoma with fever and anemia: a case report and literature review. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2015; 8:14040-14044. [PMID: 26823717 PMCID: PMC4713503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Primary splenic angiosarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive neoplasm. The prognosis of this disease is dismal, and the mean survival is less than 6 months after the diagnosis. This neoplasm typically presents with abdominal pain, splenomegaly, weight loss, and spontaneous splenic rupture. Fever is a very rare presentation of splenic angiosarcoma. Here we report the case of a 64-year-old man who presented with fever and anemia. A laparoscopic splenectomy was performed and revealed splenic angiosarcoma. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient received 5 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy with ifosfamide plus epirubicin. He remained disease free at 9 months after surgery. This is the first case of splenic angiosarcoma with fever as the initial presentation that was treated with laparoscopic splenectomy to be reported in the English literature.
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- Rui Deng
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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Du J, Shen Q, Yin H, Zhou X, Wu B. Littoral cell angioma of the spleen: report of three cases and literature review. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2015; 8:8516-8520. [PMID: 26339427 PMCID: PMC4555755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Littoral cell angioma (LCA) is an extremely rare benign splenic tumor with typical histomorphologic features, which is difficult to be distinguished preoperatively from other benign or malignant splenic tumors. It is a unique vascular tumor of the spleen, with abdominal pain or as an incidental finding when undergoing physical examination. In this paper, we reported three cases of LCA treated in our hospital. Their clinical symptoms, pathological features, clinical treatment as well as the prognosis are discussed.
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- Jun Du
- Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital of Southern Medical University305 Zhongshan East Road, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Pathology, South District of Anhui Provincial HospitalHefei 230036, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital of Southern Medical University305 Zhongshan East Road, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital of Southern Medical University305 Zhongshan East Road, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital of Southern Medical University305 Zhongshan East Road, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital of Southern Medical University305 Zhongshan East Road, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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Mei Y, Peng CJ, Chen L, Li XX, Li WN, Shu DJ, Xie WT. Hemolymphangioma of the spleen: A report of a rare case. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:5442-5444. [PMID: 25954120 PMCID: PMC4419087 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i17.5442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Revised: 01/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hemolymphangioma is a malformation of both lymphatic vessels and blood vessels. Splenic hemolymphangioma is extremely rare. Herein, we present a case of 62-year-old woman with ambiguous upper quadrant abdominal pain for two months who was found to have an occupying lesion in the spleen on computed tomography. She was eventually diagnosed with hemolymphangioma of the spleen. The patient underwent total splenectomy. Neither symptoms nor recurrence was found during the one-year follow-up period.
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Kisiel B, Gawroński K, Rzepecki P, Tłustochowicz W. Polymyalgia rheumatica in a patient with splenic marginal zone lymphoma - a case report. Pol Merkur Lekarski 2015; 38:164-165. [PMID: 25815618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory disease in elderly people. We present a case of a 49-year-old woman diagnosed with PMR. The treatment with prednisone resulted in a rapid resolution of clinical symptoms. However, inflammatory markers remained elevated. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed the presence of a large splenic lesion. A cyst was suspected but, because of the high risk of splenic rupture, a splenectomy was performed. The histopathological examination revealed the presence of splenic marginal zone lymphoma. Inflammatory markers returned to normal after splenectomy. Prednisone was tapered but clinical symptoms of PMR reappeared after lowering the dose of prednisone <10 mg/day. Thus, treatment with methotrexate was started, which allowed for further tapering of prednisone.
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- Bartłomiej Kisiel
- Military Institute of Medicine, Warszawa, Poland: Department of Internal Diseases and Rheumatology
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- Military Institute of Medicine, Warszawa, Poland: Department of Internal Diseases and Hematology
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- Military Institute of Medicine, Warszawa, Poland: Department of Internal Diseases and Hematology
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- Military Institute of Medicine, Warszawa, Poland: Department of Internal Diseases and Rheumatology
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Yamane H, Fukuda N, Nishino K, Yoshida K, Ochi N, Yamagishi T, Honda Y, Kawamoto H, Monobe Y, Mimura H, Naomoto Y, Takigawa N. Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia after splenic metastasectomy for small-cell lung cancer. Intern Med 2015; 54:743-7. [PMID: 25832935 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.54.3545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A 68-year-old man presented with severe abdominal pain. Seven months earlier, he had received systemic chemotherapy for small-cell lung cancer with solitary metastasis to the spleen, followed by splenectomy. Abdominal computed tomography and abdominal arterial angiography showed diffuse ischemia of the mesenteric artery without apparent occlusion. The patient also suffered from septicemia caused by Enterococcus faecium. Therefore, a diagnosis of non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) induced by septicemia was supposed. Although treatment with antibiotics and papaverine hydrochloride was administered and the necrotic tissue in the intestinal tract was resected, the patient died. Physicians should be aware that patients undergoing splenectomy are likely to be affected by septicemia, which may subsequently induce NOMI.
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- Hiromichi Yamane
- Department of General Internal Medicine 4, Kawasaki Medical School, Japan
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Matsuda I, Okada M, Inoue T, Tokugawa T, Ogawa H, Hirota S. Primary follicular lymphoma of the spleen incidentally found in a patient with alcohol- and hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014; 7:4484-4488. [PMID: 25120838 PMCID: PMC4129073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Primary splenic lymphoma is rare as non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Splenic infiltration of lymphoma cells may cause splenomegaly in many cases. However, splenomegaly is caused not only by tumor involvement but also by non-tumorous disorders. One of the most prevalent non-neoplastic causes is portal hypertension mostly due to liver cirrhosis. On the other hand, liver cirrhosis may underlie various extrahepatic manifestations including development of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Here, we report a case of primary follicular lymphoma of the spleen in a patient with liver cirrhosis related to hepatitis C and alcohol. The lymphoma was incidentally found in an enlarged spleen resected palliatively to alleviate symptomatic pancytopenia of the patient. The main characteristic of our case is an incidental finding of a rare situation brought by careful pathological examination. Our case illustrates the importance to recognize a possibility of co-occurrence of chronic liver disease and extrahepatic lymphoma.
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- Ikuo Matsuda
- Department of Surgical Pathology, Hyogo College of MedicineNishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of MedicineNishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of MedicineNishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of MedicineNishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of MedicineNishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Hyogo College of MedicineNishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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Rosenblatt P, Koka R, Chen Q, Papadimitriou JC, Sausville EA, Emadi A. Schistocytes, echinocytes, iron deficiency anemia, and thrombocytopenia - hematologic manifestations of splenic angiosarcoma. Arch Iran Med 2014; 16:602-5. [PMID: 24093143 DOI: 0131610/aim.0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Splenic angiosarcoma is a rare and aggressive malignancy with an incidence of less than one per million and a fatality rate over 90%. Early diagnosis is of great importance for optimal management. Here, we report the case of a patient with splenic angiosarcoma who presented with prominent schistocytes, echinocytes, thrombocytopenia, and iron deficiency anemia, which in combination with radiographic evidence of a splenic mass, raised the suspicion for angiosarcoma and resulted in a prompt surgical intervention with curative intent. Resolution of the hematologic findings following splenectomy suggests that patients with this malignancy should be monitored for recurrent hematologic abnormalities as they may herald recurrence of the disease. We present a literature review on the hematologic manifestations that is associated with this malignant disease.
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- Paula Rosenblatt
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, USA.
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Ge R, Liu C, Yin X, Chen J, Zhou X, Huang C, Yu W, Shen X. Clinicopathologic characteristics of inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular dendritic cell sarcoma. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014; 7:2421-2429. [PMID: 24966952 PMCID: PMC4069939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2014] [Accepted: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT)-like follicular dendritic cell (FDC) sarcoma is a recently described rare tumor and considered a unique entity, with different histologic appearances and behavior from those of the classical FDC sarcoma. This study analyzed the clinical and pathological findings of two such cases that the authors encountered and 36 previously reported cases identified in the literature. Assessment of all 38 cases showed a slight female predominance (2.2:1) with a median age of 56.5 years. Seventeen patients complained of abdominal discomfort or pain, while fifteen patients had no clinical symptom. Almost all cases occurred in liver (n=20) or spleen (n=17). Except in one case, all patients underwent surgical resection of the tumor alone. Histologic features showed a mixture of chronic inflammatory cells and variable amounts of spindle cells with vesicular nuclei and distinct nucleoli. The tumor cells expressed conventional FDC markers such as CD21 (75%), CD35 (92%), CD23 (62%), clusterin (75%), and CNA.42 (100%). EBV was detected in thirty-five cases (92.1%) by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded RNA in situ hybridization, and EBV-latent membrane protein-1 was expressed in 90% of the cases. With a median follow-up of 21 months, 29 patients (85.3%) were alive and well, 4 (11.8%) were alive with disease, one patient (2.9%) died of disease. Only four patients with hepatic tumors underwent recurrence or metastasis after initial treatment. Epstein-Barr virus is thought to play a role in the development of the tumor; however, the pathogenesis of the disease and the origin of tumor cells remain unclear.
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MESH Headings
- Abdominal Pain/etiology
- Aged
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- Biopsy
- DNA, Viral/genetics
- Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular/complications
- Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular/metabolism
- Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular/mortality
- Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular/pathology
- Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular/surgery
- Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular/virology
- Dendritic Cells, Follicular/chemistry
- Dendritic Cells, Follicular/pathology
- Dendritic Cells, Follicular/virology
- Female
- Granuloma, Plasma Cell/complications
- Granuloma, Plasma Cell/metabolism
- Granuloma, Plasma Cell/mortality
- Granuloma, Plasma Cell/pathology
- Granuloma, Plasma Cell/surgery
- Granuloma, Plasma Cell/virology
- Hepatectomy
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/genetics
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization
- Liver Neoplasms/chemistry
- Liver Neoplasms/complications
- Liver Neoplasms/mortality
- Liver Neoplasms/pathology
- Liver Neoplasms/surgery
- Liver Neoplasms/virology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Risk Factors
- Splenectomy
- Splenic Neoplasms/chemistry
- Splenic Neoplasms/complications
- Splenic Neoplasms/mortality
- Splenic Neoplasms/pathology
- Splenic Neoplasms/surgery
- Splenic Neoplasms/virology
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
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- Rong Ge
- Department of Diagnosis, Ningbo Diagnostic Pathology Center Ningbo 315021, China
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- Department of Diagnosis, Ningbo Diagnostic Pathology Center Ningbo 315021, China
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- Department of Diagnosis, Ningbo Diagnostic Pathology Center Ningbo 315021, China
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- Department of Diagnosis, Ningbo Diagnostic Pathology Center Ningbo 315021, China
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- Department of Diagnosis, Ningbo Diagnostic Pathology Center Ningbo 315021, China
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- Department of Diagnosis, Ningbo Diagnostic Pathology Center Ningbo 315021, China
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- Department of Diagnosis, Ningbo Diagnostic Pathology Center Ningbo 315021, China
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- Department of Diagnosis, Ningbo Diagnostic Pathology Center Ningbo 315021, China
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Aqil B, Green LK, Lai S. Primary splenic angiosarcoma associated with anemia, leukocytosis and thrombocytopenia. Ann Clin Lab Sci 2014; 44:217-221. [PMID: 24795063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Primary angiosarcoma of the spleen is a rare neoplasm arising from endothelial cells. It is an aggressive neoplasm with a poor prognosis. We report a case of 61-year-old Caucasian man who presented with shortness of breath, anemia, leukocytosis, and thrombocytopenia. Ultrasound Sonogram (US) and Computed Tomography (CT) scans revealed a massively enlarged spleen with numerous enhancing hypodense lesions. The spleen was adherent to the omentum, retroperitoneum, and tail of the pancreas. Image-guided Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) revealed an atypical spindle cell lesion. Resection of the spleen and attached tail of pancreas was performed. Histological examination and immunohistochemical studies revealed a diffuse vascular malignant neoplasm with features of angiosarcoma. The patient appeared disease free after resection. He died within 5 months of unknown etiology.
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- Barina Aqil
- MD; Department of Pathology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030, USA; phone: 713 794 7246; fax: 713 794 7657;
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Mokhtari N, Hamidian Jahromi A, Dela Cruz N, Woodward A, Do D, Thomas-Ogunniyi JO, Sangster G. Littoral cell angioma: review of the literature and case report. J La State Med Soc 2013; 165:329-333. [PMID: 25073259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Littoral cell angioma (LCA), a primary vascular neoplasm originating from splenic red pulp littoral cells, was initially thought to be an extremely rare pathology. There have been an increasing number of cases reported in the literature. However, the etiology and prevalence of LCA is still unclear, partly due to the rarity of cases. The association of LCA with internal organ cancers, specifically lymphoma, has also been reported. In the patients with a history of cancer/lymphoma, the accurate diagnosis of LCA as the cause of the splenomegaly is challenging. Here we present a case of LCA in a patient with non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma and alpha-thalassemia trait. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the coexistence of LCA and thalassemia and only the second report of LCA and marginal-zone non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma. We review the literature and discuss the radiologic and pathologic findings of this case compared with the previously reported cases.
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Chen BC, Wang HH, Lin YC, Shih YL, Chang WK, Hsieh TY. Isolated gastric variceal bleeding caused by splenic lymphoma-associated splenic vein occlusion. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:6939-6942. [PMID: 24187474 PMCID: PMC3812498 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i40.6939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Revised: 08/12/2013] [Accepted: 08/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Isolated gastric varices (IGV) can occur in patients with left-sided portal hypertension resulting from splenic vein occlusion caused by thrombosis or stenosis. In left-sided portal hypertension, blood flows retrogradely through the short and posterior gastric veins and the gastroepiploic veins, leading to the formation of an IGV. The most common causes of splenic vein occlusion are pancreatic diseases, such as pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis, or a pseudocyst. However, various other cancers, such as colon, gastric, or renal cancers, have also been known to cause splenic vein occlusion. Our patient presented with a rare case of IGV bleeding induced by splenic lymphoma-associated splenic vein occlusion. Splenectomy, splenic artery embolization, and stenting of the splenic vein are the current treatment choices. Chemotherapy, however, is an alternative effective treatment for splenic vein occlusion caused by chemotherapy-sensitive tumors. Our patient responded well to chemotherapy with a cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin, oncovin, and prednisolone regimen, and the splenic vein occlusion resolved after the lymphoma regressed.
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Saeed A, Alkhazna A. An adult patient with respiratory failure and splenomegaly. J Clin Virol 2013; 59:77-80. [PMID: 23850172 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 06/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Anwaar Saeed
- Hematology- Oncology Division, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas, USA.
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
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Yu SC, Lin CW. Early-stage splenic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is highly associated with hepatitis C virus infection. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2012; 29:150-6. [PMID: 23465418 DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2012.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) and splenic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are the most common types of lymphomas involving the spleen. Geographic variation in hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence is characteristic of splenic lymphomas. In Italy, HCV seroprevalence was higher in patients with SMZL and splenic DLBCL than in patients with all types of lymphoma. In Japan, HCV seroprevalence was higher in patients with splenic DLBCL than in patients with all types of lymphoma; however, HCV seroprevalence in patients with SMZL was similar to that in patients with all types of lymphoma. In this study, clinicopathological data of 74 splenic lymphoma cases between 1988 and 2011 collected from the Department of Pathology at National Taiwan University Hospital were analyzed. Serology for HCV infection was available for 41 cases. Splenic DLBCL and SMZL accounted for 36% (n = 27) and 42% (n = 31) of splenic lymphomas, respectively. Microscopically, most cases of DLBCL (26/27) presented with circumscribed tumor and most cases of SMZL (28/31) presented with white pulp expansion. HCV seroprevalence in patients with DLBCL and SMZL was 44% and 10%, respectively (7/16 vs. 2/20, p = 0.020). The pattern identified in this study is closer to that in Japan than in Italy. HCV seroprevalence in patients with early-stage (I/II) and late-stage (III/IV) DLBCL was 100% and 10%, respectively (6/6 vs. 1/10, p < 0.001). Early-stage DLBCL is clinically considered a form of primary splenic lymphoma rather than a systemic lymphoma with splenic involvement. High HCV seroprevalence in patients with early-stage DLBCL suggests a role of HCV in the pathogenesis of primary DLBCL.
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MESH Headings
- Female
- Hepatitis C/complications
- Hepatitis C/epidemiology
- Hepatitis C/pathology
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/complications
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/epidemiology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/pathology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/complications
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/epidemiology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Staging
- Seroepidemiologic Studies
- Spleen/pathology
- Splenic Neoplasms/complications
- Splenic Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Splenic Neoplasms/pathology
- Taiwan/epidemiology
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- Shan-Chi Yu
- Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Spasić M, Radovanović D, Canović D, Azanjac G, Djurdjević P, Mitrović S. Combined lymphangioma and hemangioma of the spleen in a patient with Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome. SRP ARK CELOK LEK 2012; 140:777-781. [PMID: 23350256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a very rare congenital anomaly of blood vessels, characterized by the following clinical triad: varicose superficial veins, port-wine stain and usually bony and soft tissue hypertophy of extremities, most often located in the lower extremities. It is often accompanied by visceral manifestations, and rarely combined with splenomegaly. CASE OUTLINE A 30-year-old female patient came to the Surgery Clinic because of occasional left hypochondrial pain. After she was diagnosed with KTS combined with splenomegaly, splenectomy was performed. Macroscopic and microscopic spleen examination indicated the presence of tumor of vascular origin, presenting a combination of lymphangioma and hemangioma. CONCLUSION Diagnosed KTS demands a thorough clinical examination of the patient because of the potential presence of visceral manifestations. When splenomegaly is present, even though being often benign, splenectomy is usually performed to alleviate accompanying symptoms which occur as a result of organ enlargement and compression, to prevent rupture and consequential bleeding when the vascular spleen tumor is large, and finally to avoid a possibility of malignant transformation.
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- Marko Spasić
- Surgery Clinic, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
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Sajid MS, Howell P, Leaver C, Roberts K, Sains P. Spontaneous splenic rupture secondary to metastatic malignant spindle cell tumour. Singapore Med J 2012; 53:e208-e210. [PMID: 23112031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We report a case of pathological splenic rupture as a manifestation of malignant metastatic spindle cell tumour. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of an atraumatic-pathological rupture of the spleen secondary to metastatic malignant spindle cell tumour. A 63-year-old man with a previous history of right upper limb amputation for an axillary malignant spindle cell tumour was admitted with an acute abdomen. Computed tomography showed a ruptured spleen. The patient subsequently underwent splenectomy. Histopathology confirmed the presence of malignant metastatic spindle cell tumour. Pathological splenic rupture is a rare manifestation of metastatic malignant spindle cell tumour. Background oncological history and thorough examination of the musculoskeletal system may provide important clues to make a prompt diagnosis.
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Genet P, Chaoui D, Fourcade C, Masse V, Courdavault L, Sutton L, Al Jijakli A, Arakelian N, Wifaq B. Splenic marginal zone lymphoma with villous lymphocytes in patients with human immunodeficiency virus. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 54:181-3. [PMID: 22646999 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.698389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Vase MØ, Hellberg YK, Larsen CS, Petersen E, Schaumburg H, Bendix K, Ravel C, Bastien P, Christensen M, d'Amore F. Development of splenic marginal zone lymphoma in a HIV-negative patient with visceral leishmaniasis. Acta Haematol 2012; 128:20-2. [PMID: 22572474 DOI: 10.1159/000337341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2012] [Accepted: 02/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Amphotericin B/therapeutic use
- Antiprotozoal Agents/therapeutic use
- Bone Marrow/pathology
- HIV/genetics
- HIV/immunology
- HIV Infections/diagnosis
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Kidney/parasitology
- Kidney/pathology
- Leishmania infantum/isolation & purification
- Leishmaniasis, Visceral/complications
- Leishmaniasis, Visceral/diagnosis
- Leishmaniasis, Visceral/drug therapy
- Liver/parasitology
- Liver/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/complications
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/pathology
- Macrophages/parasitology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Multimodal Imaging
- Phosphorylcholine/analogs & derivatives
- Phosphorylcholine/therapeutic use
- Positron-Emission Tomography
- Splenic Neoplasms/complications
- Splenic Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Splenic Neoplasms/pathology
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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- Maja Ø Vase
- Department of Hematology, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage Hansensgade 2, Aarhus, Denmark
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Medina-Franco H, Feria-Bernal G, Sánchez-Ramón A. Malignant insulinoma presenting as upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Am Surg 2012; 78:E235-E237. [PMID: 22472386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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- Heriberto Medina-Franco
- Department of Surgery, Section of Surgical Oncology, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico
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Koiso H, Yokohama A, Mitsui T, Saitoh T, Handa H, Murakami H, Hirato J, Kojima M, Nojima Y, Tsukamoto N. Follicular lymphoma presenting with marked splenomegaly: report of three cases. Acta Haematol 2012; 128:47-52. [PMID: 22614761 DOI: 10.1159/000337037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2011] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Marked splenomegaly as the main presenting sign in follicular lymphoma (FL) is rare. The clinical and morphologic findings of 3 FL patients with massive splenomegaly and slight or no lymphadenopathy are presented. All cases had massive splenomegaly, and 2 had minimal peripheral lymphadenopathy with bone marrow infiltration, which is the major involved site besides the spleen. Histologically, various sizes of micronodules, composed of medium-sized centrocytes, were present in the white pulp in 2 cases in whom splenectomy was performed. The other case was complicated by nephrotic syndrome and showed aggregates of packed small lymphocytes in the spleen and renal parenchyma. Tumor cells were positive for CD10, CD20, bcl-2, and bcl-6. Since these cases are clinically similar to splenic marginal zone lymphoma, recognition of this disease and selection of the appropriate therapy are needed.
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- Hiromi Koiso
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University Hospital, Maebashi, Japan
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- Hiromichi Yamane
- Division of Clinical Oncology, Sumitomo-Besshi Hospital Cancer Center, Japan.
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Carta G, D'Alfonso A, Nallbani A, Palermo P, Franchi V, Patacchiola F. Spontaneous rupture of splenic hemangioma in puerperium. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2012; 39:407-408. [PMID: 23157060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Atraumatic splenic rupture is a rare clinical entity and in the absence of trauma, the diagnosis and treatment are often delayed. In this article the authors discuss a case of a 45-year-old woman, gravida 5, para 4, with spontaneous splenic rupture on her second postpartum day. The rupture was related to a splenic hemangioma that is a vascular malformation and the most common neoplasm of the spleen. Despite the fact that hemangiomas are the most common primary neoplasms of the spleen, only few cases of splenic rupture have been described in pregnancy or puerperium. However, spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare event and the rupture should be suspected in woman with unexplained abdominal pain or with clear signs of haemorrhage.
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- G Carta
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.
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Tsutsumi N, Kawanaka H, Yamaguchi S, Sakai M, Momosaki S, Endo K, Ikejiri K. Huge inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen with postoperative portal vein thrombosis: report of a case. Surg Today 2011; 42:382-5. [PMID: 22160356 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-011-0081-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2010] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We report the rare case of a splenic inflammatory pseudotumor associated with massive splenomegaly, diagnosed after surgery. A 51-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for investigation of anemia. Physical examination revealed a palpable left upper quadrant mass. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a splenic mass, 20 cm in diameter. We performed splenectomy for both diagnosis and treatment. The spleen weighed 2400 g, and histologic examination of the mass confirmed an inflammatory pseudotumor. Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) developed the day after surgery, but resolved with anticoagulation therapy. This case highlights that there is a risk of PVT after splenectomy in patients with massive splenomegaly, and that anticoagulant therapy should be initiated promptly.
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- Norifumi Tsutsumi
- Department of Surgery, Center for Gastroenterology, Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-8563, Japan.
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Gasperini ML, Gigante A, Barbano B, Liberatori M, Cianci R, Amoroso A. Acute renal failure and hypercalcemia as onset in splenic lymphoma. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2011; 15:848-850. [PMID: 21780556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Hypercalcemia is a rare metabolic disorder in course of B cell lymphoma. The mechanism of hypercalcemia in patients with malignancy may include the increased extrarenal production of vitamin D from tumoral cells or neighboring macrophages, i-PTH or PTHrP from tumoral cells. In this case we reported a 34 years old caucasian woman with acute renal failure and hypercalcemia as onset of splenic lymphoma in absence of abnormal levels of serum vitamin D and PTHrP. Because of dramatic recovery of renal function and hypercalcemia after splenectomy, we can speculate that main mechanism of hypercalcemia is related to vitamin D production from neighboring lymphoma macrophages.
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MESH Headings
- Acute Kidney Injury/blood
- Acute Kidney Injury/etiology
- Adult
- Biomarkers/blood
- Biopsy
- Calcitriol/blood
- Calcium/blood
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
- Creatinine/blood
- Female
- Humans
- Hypercalcemia/blood
- Hypercalcemia/etiology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/blood
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/complications
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/surgery
- Parathyroid Hormone/blood
- Splenectomy
- Splenic Neoplasms/blood
- Splenic Neoplasms/complications
- Splenic Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Splenic Neoplasms/surgery
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Treatment Outcome
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- M L Gasperini
- Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Xu GP, Shen HF, Yang LR, Ma Q, Gao BL. Splenic cystic lymphangioma in a young woman: case report and literature review. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2011; 74:334-336. [PMID: 21861320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Splenic cystic lymphangioma is extremely rare, with very few cases reported until now. Here, we report a case of cystic lymphangioma of the spleen in a young woman who was admitted for evaluation of abdominal pain and a mass lasting for two years. We present this case with emphasis on the problem of differential diagnosis and the difficulties of diagnostic certainty in the absence of histologic features.
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- Guo-Ping Xu
- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
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Takamatsu T, Toukai K, Ikeda M, Ushimaru S, Asano T, Matsumoto N, Iwaki T, Fukunishi M, Sagihara N, Miyatani H, Yoshida Y, Yamada S. [A case of primary splenic angiosarcoma with intraperitoneal hemorrhage treated by transcatheter arterial embolization]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2011; 108:658-664. [PMID: 21467774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Splenic tumors are very rare. In Japan only 42 cases of splenic angiosarcoma have been reported. We encountered a case of spontaneous rupture of a splenic angiosarcoma and liver metastasis. A 60-year-old woman who suddenly went into hemorrhagic shock presented at our hospital. Then acute spontaneously ruptured spleen and hepatic tumors were diagnosed by abdominal CT. After emergency TAE, the patient was hemodynamically stable, but died of liver failure 13 days after admission. The pathological diagnosis was primary splenic angiosarcoma with multiple organ metastasis on autopsy. Splenic angiosarcoma should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of splenomegaly or splenic tumor. TAE can be effective in primary hemostasis for angiosarcoma with intraperitoneal hemorrhage from multiple tumors.
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- Toru Takamatsu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Saitama Medical Center.
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Matsuyama M, Sugiura S, Kakita A, Sato Y, Kuroda M. Hepatocellular carcinoma arising from ectopic liver tissue in the spleen producing insulin-like growth factor II. Pathol Res Pract 2010; 207:124-6. [PMID: 20943327 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2010.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2010] [Revised: 09/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We report a case of splenic tumor associated with severe hypoglycemia. The patient was a 69-year-old man with a large splenic tumor. He had suffered from relapsing hypoglycemic attacks and the lowest serum glucose level (4 mg/dl). He died 34 months after the onset of symptoms of left abdominal pain. Autopsy revealed large tumors in the spleen, 3 medium sized tumors in the lungs, and several small tumors in the liver. Microscopic studies of the splenic tumors revealed a hepatocellular carcinoma which showed a strongly positive reaction against anti-PIVKA-II and anti-"hepatocyte" antibodies. Several bile ductules thought to be heterotopic remnants of the liver tissues were found in the capsule of the spleen, adjoining the splenic tumor. It was suggested that the tumor originated from one of these ductules. Electron microscopic analysis showed numerous endocrine-like granules of every tumor cell, and 87-165 times stronger mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factor-II was measured in the tumor tissues when compared with normal liver tissue. Owing to these results, we believe that this is the first report of hepatocellular carcinoma that had developed from a liver tissue in the spleen.
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- Mutsushi Matsuyama
- Clinical Laboratory, Hekinan Municipal Hospital, Hekinan, Aichi 447-8502, Japan.
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Jahangiri S, Mahesh S. Hepatosplenic gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma presenting with disseminated intravascular coagulation and coexistent systemic mastocytosis. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 2010; 8:690-694. [PMID: 21317866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- Sudy Jahangiri
- Department of Medicine, Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH 44304, USA
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Perini G, Pro B. Hepatosplenic gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and systemic mastocytosis: an unusual presentation for a rare disease. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 2010; 8:693-694. [PMID: 21317867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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