Solitary Splenic Metastasis of an Adenocarcinoma of the Lung 2 Years Postoperatively

Abstract

Metastatic tumours of the spleen are rare and most frequently diagnosed at the time of autopsy. Most patients with splenic metastases have widely disseminated metastatic disease.

We report a case of an asymptomatic, isolated splenic metastasis in a 67-year-old man diagnosed 2 years after resection of an adenocarcinoma of the lung.

Key Words:

• Spleen
• metastasis
• adenocarcinoma lung

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I. Van Hul

I. Van Hul Department of General Surgery Sint Vincentiusziekenhuis Sint Vincentiusstraat 20 Antwerp, Belgium Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]