J Korean Surg Soc.
2005 Nov;69(5):427-429.
Spontaneous Rupture of the Spleen Secondary to Metastatic Choriocarcinoma
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- 1Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. kalgs@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- A spontaneous rupture of the spleen secondary to a metastatic choriocarcinoma is rare. To date, only five cases have been reported in the English literature. We report a case of a spontaneous rupture of the spleen secondary to a metastatic choriocarcinoma in a 29-year-old woman.
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