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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Published inHuman pathology : case reports Vol. 22; p. 200452
Main Authors Farah, Benjamin Livingston, Madeline Chee, Yen Min, Ching, Siok Siong, Tan, Chien Sheng
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.11.2020
Elsevier
Subjects
Leiomyosarcoma
Rupture
Sarcoma
Smooth muscle tumour
Spleen
Spleen
Sarcoma
Smooth muscle tumour
Rupture
Leiomyosarcoma
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2214-3300
2214-3300
DOI:10.1016/j.ehpc.2020.200452