Isolated splenic metastases from gastric carcinoma:A case report and literature review |
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Authors: | Yi-Ping Zhu Yi-Ping Mou Jun-Jun Ni Yu-Cheng Zhou Jin-Wei Jiang Zhi-Nong Jiang Guan-Yu Wang |
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Institution: | Yi-Ping Zhu, Yi-Ping Mou, Jun-Jun Ni, Yu-Cheng Zhou, Jin-Wei Jiang, Guan-Yu Wang, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, ChinaZhi-Nong Jiang, Department of Pathology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China |
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Abstract: | Isolated metastases to the spleen from gastric carcinoma is very rare. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature. We herein present a case of isolated splenic metastases in a 62-year-old man, occurring 12 mo after total gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma. The patient underwent a laparoscopic exploration, during which two lesions were found at the upper pole of the spleen, without involvement of other organs. A laparoscopic splenectomy was performed. Histological examination confirmed that the splenic tumor was a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma similar to the primary gastric lesion. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient has been well for 9 mo, with no tumor recurrence. The clinical data of 18 cases of isolated splenic metastases from gastric carcinoma treated by splenectomy were summarized after a literature review. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of isolated splenic metastases undergoing laparoscopic splenectomy. |
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Keywords: | Metastasis Splenic neoplasms Stomach neoplasms Laparoscopy Splenectomy |
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