Solitary splenic metastasis of an adenocarcinoma of the lung 2 years postoperatively

Acta Chir Belg. 2008 Jul-Aug;108(4):462-3. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2008.11680265.

Abstract

Metastatic tumours of the spleen are rare and most frequently diagnosed at the time of autopsy. Most patients with splenic metastases have widely disseminated metastatic disease. We report a case of an asymptomatic, isolated splenic metastasis in a 67-year-old man diagnosed 2 years after resection of an adenocarcinoma of the lung.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Laparotomy
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Splenectomy / methods
  • Splenic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Splenic Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed