Unusual Isolated Splenic Metastasis Secondary to Thymic Carcinoma

An Unusual Case of Metastatatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Melena and Duodenal Ulcer, 16 Years After Nephrectomy; a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Renal cell carcinoma comprises about 2% of adult tumors. The overall 10-year survival rate of patients with RCC after nephrectomy is about 18-27%. The incidence of metastasis of initial RCC is about 24-28%, but this rate after nephrectomy is as high as 51%. The most common site of recurrence is the lung, however liver and bone metastases are common.There are many reported cases with late metast...

An Unusual Case of Cauda Equina Secondary to Spinal Metastasis of Thyroid Cancer

Introduction: Cauda equina secondary to metastatic follicular thyroid cancer of the lumbosacral area is a rare entity.   Case Report: We report an unusual case of a 52-year-old male who presented with backache, lower limb weakness, and perianal numbness. A CT-scan of the lumbosacral area showed an enhancing mass at the L4, L5 and S1 vertebrae. Histopathology after excision revealed a metast...

Breast and splenic metastases of squamous cell carcinoma from the uterine cervix: a case report

INTRODUCTION Metastases to the breast from extramammary malignancies are infrequent, the most common primary sites are malignant melanoma, leukemia, lymphoma, and cancer of the lung, stomach, prostate and ovary. The cervical origin is exceptional. Splenic metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix is also rare. To the best of our knowledge, only three cases of isolated splenic metast...

Isolated Splenic Metastasis Presenting with Continuous Fever and Abdominal Pain

Synchronous Isolated Distant Metastasis to Spleen from Colon Adenocarcinoma

Colorectal carcinoma is one of the leading causes of death in the elderly. About 20% of patients present with liver metastasis at the time of diagnosis1. The other common metastatic sites of colorectal carcinoma include the lungs, bone and brain2. Splenic metastases from colorectal carcinomas are rare and usually occur in association with other extensive metastasis3. Isolated splenic metastasis...