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Metastatic involvement of the spleen by endometrial adenocarcioma; a rare asylum for a common malignancy: a case report

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Title
Metastatic involvement of the spleen by endometrial adenocarcioma; a rare asylum for a common malignancy: a case report
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BMC Research Notes, November 2013
DOI 10.1186/1756-0500-6-476
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Adnan Arif, Zain Ul Abideen, Naeem Zia, Muhammad Atif Khan, Tariq Nawaz, Asif Zafar Malik

Abstract

Metastatic involvement of the spleen by solid tumors is a rare clinical entity; those coming from endometrial adenocarcinomas are exceptionally rare. Spleen is an uncommon site for metastatic deposits due to its specific anatomy and microenvironment. Typically, splenic metastasis from endometrial carcinomas present months to years after curative surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy. The most common complaint in symptomatic patients is abdominal pain localized to the left hypochondrium. Most however, are asymptomatic only to be picked up on vigilant routine ultrasonography or computerized tomography during follow up. We report the case of a 54-year-old woman who presented to us after 50 months of total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for an endometrial adenocarcinoma. She had severe abdominal pain localized to the left hypochondrium as the presenting complaint. To the best of our knowledge, this is the 1st case to be reported from Pakistan with 14 cases reported prior to our report. All past cases report the endometroid variant of endometrial adenocarcinoma as the primary tumor and our patient was a victim to the same variant.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 35 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 6 17%
Researcher 4 11%
Other 3 9%
Student > Bachelor 3 9%
Unspecified 3 9%
Other 6 17%
Unknown 10 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 12 34%
Psychology 4 11%
Unspecified 3 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 3%
Other 3 9%
Unknown 10 29%
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