Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Isolated Splenic Metastasis from Colorectal Mucinous Carcinoma

  • Case
  • Published:
International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Metastatic tumors of the spleen are rare and occur in the presence of disseminated visceral metastasis. Isolated splenic metastases from colorectal carcinoma are rare and only 19 cases have been reported in English literature. We report a case of isolated splenic metastasis in a 52-year-old man, occurring 9 years after the primary colorectal mucinous carcinoma was treated by anterior resection. The patient underwent splenectomy along with adjuvant chemotherapy and is alive and asymptomatic at 22 months follow-up.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3

References

  1. Dunbar W, Beahrs OH, Morlock CG. Solitary splenic metastasis incidental to rectal carcinoma: report of a case. Mayo Clin Proc 1969;44:40–5.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Waller RM 3rd, Fajman WA. An unusual cause of an isolated, focal splenic defect demonstrated with liver–spleen scintigraphy. Clin Nucl Med 1982;7:5–7.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Slavin JD, Mathews J, Spencer RP. Splenectomy for splenic metastasis from carcinoma of colon. Clin Nucl Med 1986;11:491–2.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Capizzi PJ, Allen KB, Amerson JR, Skandalakis JE. Isolated splenic metastasis from rectal carcinoma. South Med J 1992;85:1003–5.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Thomas SM, Fitzgerald JB, Pollock RE, Evans DB. Isolated splenic carcinoma from colon carcinoma. Eur J Surg Oncol 1993;19:485–90.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Pedrazolli P, Catona A, Pavesi L, Gossemberg M, Robustelli della Cuna G. Splenic metastases in patients with portal hypertension. Eur J Cancer 1995;11:1885–6.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Indudhara R, Vogt D, Levin H, Church J. Isolated splenic metastasis from colon cancer. South Med J 1997;90:633–5.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Mainprize KS, Berry AR. Solitary splenic metastasis from colorectal carcinoma. Br J Surg 1997;84:70.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Ishida H, Konno K, Ishida J, Shirayama K, Naganuma H, Komatsuda T, et al. Isolated splenic metastases. J Ultrasound Med 1997;16:743–9.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Weathers BK, Modesto VL, Gordon D. Isolated splenic metastasis from colorectal carcinoma: report of a case and review of literature. Dis Colon Rectum 1999;42:1345–8.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Kim JC, Jeong CS, Kim HC,Yu CS, Kang GH, Lee MG. Isolated splenic metastasis from colorectal carcinoma metastasis : a case report. J Korean Med Sci 2000;15:355–8.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Okuyama T, Oya M, Ishikawa H. Isolated splenic metastasis of sigmoid colon cancer: a case report. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2001;31:341–5.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Avesani EC, Cioffi U, De Simone M, Botti F, Carrara A, Ferrero S. Synchronous isolated splenic metastasis from colon carcinoma. Am J Clin Oncol 2001;24:311–2.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Place RJ. Isolated colon cancer metastasis to the spleen. Am Surg 2001;67:454–7.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Cavallaro A, Modugno P, Specchia M, Pontenza AE, Loschiavo V, Colli R, et al. Isolated splenic metastasis from colon cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2004;23:143–6.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Gencosmanoglu R, Aker F, Kir G, Tozun N. Isolated metachronous splenic metastasis from synchronous colon cancer. World J Surg Oncol 2006;4:42.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  17. Miller JN, Milton GW. An experimental comparison between tumor growth in spleen and liver. J Pathol Bacteriol 1965;90:515–21.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Berge T. Splenic metastases. Frequencies and patterns. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand A 1974;82:499–506.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. al-Obaidi S. Spontaneous rupture of the spleen due to metastatic carcinoma. Br J Clin Pract 1989;43:385–6.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Pathology, ICMR, P.O. Box 4909, Safdarjung Hospital Campus, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Singh Avninder, Usha Agrawal & Sunita Saxena

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Amar Bhatnagar

Authors
  1. Singh Avninder
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Amar Bhatnagar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Usha Agrawal
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Sunita Saxena
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Singh Avninder.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Avninder, S., Bhatnagar, A., Agrawal, U. et al. Isolated Splenic Metastasis from Colorectal Mucinous Carcinoma. Int J Gastrointest Canc 37, 98–101 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-007-0007-3

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-007-0007-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation