Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the spleen - a very rare case of a primary splenic MCN.
cancer
cystic tumor
spleen
Journal
Polski przeglad chirurgiczny
ISSN: 2299-2847
Titre abrégé: Pol Przegl Chir
Pays: Poland
ID NLM: 0376426
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 Dec 2020
12 Dec 2020
Historique:
entrez:
31
5
2021
pubmed:
1
6
2021
medline:
11
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We present the case of a primary spleen mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. Several cases of this primary tumor of the spleen have been described worldwide so far. These tumors are classified as mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCN) and occur mainly in the ovaries and pancreas. <br/><br/>Case report: The case concerns a 45-year-old female patient with an accidentally diagnosed splenic tumor with approximately 20 cm in size. Histopathological examinations, following a splenectomy, confirmed the presence of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34057428
doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0014.5754
pii: 01.3001.0014.5754
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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