TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic resection of an undifferentiated pleomorphic splenic sarcoma
AU - Hashmi, Asra
AU - Podgaetz, Eitan
AU - Richards, Melanie L.
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - Background: Splenic tumors are rare. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the spleen is one of the least common primary splenic tumors. Review of the literature shows that a laparoscopic resection has never been tried. Method: We discuss the case of a 76-year-old man with a 7-cm MFH in the spleen and present a review of splenic sarcomas. Results: The patient underwent a successful laparoscopic splenectomy; pathology revealed a rare undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the spleen. A review of the international literature identified 15 additional cases of primary splenic MFH. Survival was rarely longer than 15 months. Conclusion: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the spleen is an exceedingly rare tumor with a poor prognosis. In experienced hands, laparoscopic splenectomy is a feasible operative choice for primary splenic sarcoma.
AB - Background: Splenic tumors are rare. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the spleen is one of the least common primary splenic tumors. Review of the literature shows that a laparoscopic resection has never been tried. Method: We discuss the case of a 76-year-old man with a 7-cm MFH in the spleen and present a review of splenic sarcomas. Results: The patient underwent a successful laparoscopic splenectomy; pathology revealed a rare undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the spleen. A review of the international literature identified 15 additional cases of primary splenic MFH. Survival was rarely longer than 15 months. Conclusion: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the spleen is an exceedingly rare tumor with a poor prognosis. In experienced hands, laparoscopic splenectomy is a feasible operative choice for primary splenic sarcoma.
KW - Laparoscopic splenectomy
KW - Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
KW - Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma
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U2 - 10.4293/108680810X12924466007043
DO - 10.4293/108680810X12924466007043
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21333202
AN - SCOPUS:79951752782
SN - 1086-8089
VL - 14
SP - 426
EP - 430
JO - Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
JF - Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
IS - 3
ER -