Metastatic melanoma of the spleen without known primary

We present the case of a patient who underwent a laparoscopic splenectomy for splenomegaly associated with anemia and thrombocytopenia thought to be secondary to lymphoma and was found to have metastatic melanoma without a primary source. This is a rare entity in that the patient falls into an atypi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dusseau, Brian, Onders, Bridget, Radulescu, Andrei, Abourezk, Matthew, Leff, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7737005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33343861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa456
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Sumario:We present the case of a patient who underwent a laparoscopic splenectomy for splenomegaly associated with anemia and thrombocytopenia thought to be secondary to lymphoma and was found to have metastatic melanoma without a primary source. This is a rare entity in that the patient falls into an atypical population group with conflicting opinions about management that has been scarcely reported in the literature.

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