Splenic metastases of pulmonary carcinoma. Apropos of a clinical case
Scintu, F.; Carta, M.; Frau, G.; Marongiu, L.; Pipia, G.; Casula, G.
Minerva Chirurgica 46(23-24): 1277-1280
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4733 PMID: 1666428 Document Number: 373001
A case of single splenic metastasis from large cell anaplastic carcinoma of the lung is described. The patient first underwent pulmonary lobectomy and then splenectomy. He is still alive 42 months after the first operation and 41 after the second. The case herein described is rather uncommon, due to the rarity of single splenic metastases, and the long survival of the patient. The latter point strongly suggests an aggressive surgical approach to single metastases, even if primary tumor has extremely poor prognosis.