SPONTANEOUS SPLENIC RUPTURE IN A PATIENT WITH MULTILOCULATED SIGNET-RING CELL-CARCINOMA OF THE URINARY-BLADDER

Authors
RUTHER U SCHMIDT A RUPP W BADER H NUNNENSIEK C RASSWEILER J ROTHE B EISENBERGER F JIPP P
Citation
U. Ruther et al., SPONTANEOUS SPLENIC RUPTURE IN A PATIENT WITH MULTILOCULATED SIGNET-RING CELL-CARCINOMA OF THE URINARY-BLADDER, European urology, 23(3), 1993, pp. 417-418
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
European urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03022838
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
417 - 418
Database
ISI
SICI code
0302-2838(1993)23:3<417:SSRIAP>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
We report a case of spontaneous splenic rupture caused by signet ring cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Rupture of the spleen usually s tems from trauma and only rarely from solid tumor metastasis. Early di agnosis by ultrasound is essential since mortality is high without pro mpt splenectomy.