Hemangiosarcoma and pathologic rupture of the spleen

Rupture of the Spleen

Superficial veins enlarged and form a plexus with the mammary vessels. Palpation.?Fluctuation wave present. By the method of " dipping " or displacement the spleen is felt to be enlarged. Percussion.?In the dorsal position the flanks are dull and the umbilical and epigrastric regions tympanatic to percuss. The dulness changes with change of position. Liver.?Can be felt below at the right costal...

Rupture of the Spleen

The (lead body of an adult mule was sent to tlie Civil Dispensary, Aska, for autopsy on the 27th July 890, under the suspicion that the deceased had died from the effects of criminal hurt sustained by him 13 days previous to death. I do not here wish to encroach much on the patience of your readers, and unnecessarily occupy the limited space of your valuable journal, by the description of all t...

Rupture of the Spleen

Pathologic rupture of the spleen in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia and leukostasis

Rupture of the spleen can be classified as spontaneous, traumatic, or pathologic. Pathologic rupture has been reported in infectious diseases such as infectious mononucleosis, and hematologic malignancies such as acute and chronic leukemias. Splenomegaly is considered the most relevant factor that predisposes to splenic rupture. A 66-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia evolved from an uncl...

Pathologic rupture of the spleen as the initial manifestation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: an additional case.

Pathological rupture of the spleen (PRS) is a rare, but well known complication of some hematological malignancies. In a recent review of the literature, Giagounidis et al. Identified 136 cases of pathologic rupture of the spleen since 1861. This number gives an idea of how seldom it occurs. In this review, 34% of the cases had occurred in acute leukemias, and 13% in acute lymphoblastic leukemi...