Primary splenic leiomyosarcoma as an exceptionally rare cause of ruptured splenomegaly – A case report and review of primary splenic sarcomas

Primary splenic leiomyosarcoma has not been included in the recent WHO classification of tumours of spleen. Primary splenic leiomyosarcomas are exceedingly rare. Most cases of splenic leiomyosarcomas are described in animals. These tumours are very rarely encountered in human, usually in old patient...

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Main Authors:	Benjamin Livingston Farah, Yen Min Madeline Chee, Siok Siong Ching, Chien Sheng Tan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:	Human Pathology: Case Reports
Subjects:	Spleen Rupture Sarcoma Leiomyosarcoma Smooth muscle tumour
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330020301012

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spelling	doaj-74d1b3c363b845149ce651ce8f661ce92020-12-17T04:49:21ZengElsevierHuman Pathology: Case Reports2214-33002020-11-0122200452Primary splenic leiomyosarcoma as an exceptionally rare cause of ruptured splenomegaly – A case report and review of primary splenic sarcomasBenjamin Livingston Farah0Yen Min Madeline Chee1Siok Siong Ching2Chien Sheng Tan3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore 529889, SingaporeDepartment of Surgery, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore 529889, SingaporeDepartment of Surgery, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore 529889, SingaporeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore 529889, Singapore; Corresponding author.Primary splenic leiomyosarcoma has not been included in the recent WHO classification of tumours of spleen. Primary splenic leiomyosarcomas are exceedingly rare. Most cases of splenic leiomyosarcomas are described in animals. These tumours are very rarely encountered in human, usually in old patients, and frequently presented with constitutional symptoms or in autopsy setting. Surgical pathologists should be aware of their existence. We present a case of a primary splenic leiomyosarcoma and a comprehensive review of other rarely encountered splenic sarcomas.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330020301012SpleenRuptureSarcomaLeiomyosarcomaSmooth muscle tumour
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author	Benjamin Livingston Farah Yen Min Madeline Chee Siok Siong Ching Chien Sheng Tan
spellingShingle	Benjamin Livingston Farah Yen Min Madeline Chee Siok Siong Ching Chien Sheng Tan Primary splenic leiomyosarcoma as an exceptionally rare cause of ruptured splenomegaly – A case report and review of primary splenic sarcomas Human Pathology: Case Reports Spleen Rupture Sarcoma Leiomyosarcoma Smooth muscle tumour
author_facet	Benjamin Livingston Farah Yen Min Madeline Chee Siok Siong Ching Chien Sheng Tan
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title	Primary splenic leiomyosarcoma as an exceptionally rare cause of ruptured splenomegaly – A case report and review of primary splenic sarcomas
title_short	Primary splenic leiomyosarcoma as an exceptionally rare cause of ruptured splenomegaly – A case report and review of primary splenic sarcomas
title_full	Primary splenic leiomyosarcoma as an exceptionally rare cause of ruptured splenomegaly – A case report and review of primary splenic sarcomas
title_fullStr	Primary splenic leiomyosarcoma as an exceptionally rare cause of ruptured splenomegaly – A case report and review of primary splenic sarcomas
title_full_unstemmed	Primary splenic leiomyosarcoma as an exceptionally rare cause of ruptured splenomegaly – A case report and review of primary splenic sarcomas
title_sort	primary splenic leiomyosarcoma as an exceptionally rare cause of ruptured splenomegaly – a case report and review of primary splenic sarcomas
publisher	Elsevier
series	Human Pathology: Case Reports
issn	2214-3300
publishDate	2020-11-01
description	Primary splenic leiomyosarcoma has not been included in the recent WHO classification of tumours of spleen. Primary splenic leiomyosarcomas are exceedingly rare. Most cases of splenic leiomyosarcomas are described in animals. These tumours are very rarely encountered in human, usually in old patients, and frequently presented with constitutional symptoms or in autopsy setting. Surgical pathologists should be aware of their existence. We present a case of a primary splenic leiomyosarcoma and a comprehensive review of other rarely encountered splenic sarcomas.
topic	Spleen Rupture Sarcoma Leiomyosarcoma Smooth muscle tumour
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330020301012
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Primary splenic leiomyosarcoma as an exceptionally rare cause of ruptured splenomegaly – A case report and review of primary splenic sarcomas

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