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A Case Report of Splenic Rupture Secondary to Underlying Angiosarcoma

Primary splenic angiosarcoma is a rare type of cancer that has not been well-illustrated due to infrequency and variability in patient presentation. Limited systemic therapy regimens for splenic angiosarcoma make early detection preferable, as management focuses on monitoring for recurrence and meta...

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Autores principales: Kania, Brooke E, Vasani, Sugam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7451081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32864263
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9439
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description Primary splenic angiosarcoma is a rare type of cancer that has not been well-illustrated due to infrequency and variability in patient presentation. Limited systemic therapy regimens for splenic angiosarcoma make early detection preferable, as management focuses on monitoring for recurrence and metastatic spread or preventing hemorrhagic complications of tumor burden such as splenic rupture. This cancer, in particular, is aggressive, and metastasis is common. Here, we discuss a 68-year-old female who presented with a splenic laceration caused by an underlying primary splenic angiosarcoma. The purpose of this article is to describe a patient who presents with noteworthy clinical features and a rare complication of splenic angiosarcoma to aid in the treatment and diagnosis of future patients.
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spelling pubmed-74510812020-08-28 A Case Report of Splenic Rupture Secondary to Underlying Angiosarcoma Kania, Brooke E Vasani, Sugam Cureus Gastroenterology Primary splenic angiosarcoma is a rare type of cancer that has not been well-illustrated due to infrequency and variability in patient presentation. Limited systemic therapy regimens for splenic angiosarcoma make early detection preferable, as management focuses on monitoring for recurrence and metastatic spread or preventing hemorrhagic complications of tumor burden such as splenic rupture. This cancer, in particular, is aggressive, and metastasis is common. Here, we discuss a 68-year-old female who presented with a splenic laceration caused by an underlying primary splenic angiosarcoma. The purpose of this article is to describe a patient who presents with noteworthy clinical features and a rare complication of splenic angiosarcoma to aid in the treatment and diagnosis of future patients. Cureus 2020-07-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7451081/ /pubmed/32864263 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9439 Text en Copyright © 2020, Kania et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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A Case Report of Splenic Rupture Secondary to Underlying Angiosarcoma
title A Case Report of Splenic Rupture Secondary to Underlying Angiosarcoma
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title_fullStr A Case Report of Splenic Rupture Secondary to Underlying Angiosarcoma
title_full_unstemmed A Case Report of Splenic Rupture Secondary to Underlying Angiosarcoma
title_short A Case Report of Splenic Rupture Secondary to Underlying Angiosarcoma
title_sort case report of splenic rupture secondary to underlying angiosarcoma
topic Gastroenterology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7451081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32864263
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9439
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