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Spontaneous Splenic Rupture

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The first known description of spontaneous splenic rupture was by Rokitansky, who described the spontaneous rupture of a leukemic spleen in 1861.1 This condition, known as spontaneous splenic rupture, has been described most commonly as occurring in patients with infectious diseases, e.g., malaria and infectious mononucleosis. It has also been described as occurring with many other disease states, however, including endocarditis, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, influenza, and sarcoidosis,2 as well as in amyloidosis and normal spleens.3 As you will see, spontaneous splenic rupture is also well described in many malignant disease processes.

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  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, 10461, USA

    Stephen E. Goldstone M.D.

  2. Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York, 13326, USA

    Michael S. Gold M.D.

  3. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, 10032, USA

    Michael S. Gold M.D.

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  1. Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 10461, Bronx, New York, USA

    Janice P. Dutcher M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Associate Professor of Medicine)

  2. Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, 10461, Bronx, New York, USA

    Janice P. Dutcher M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Associate Professor of Medicine)

  3. Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, 10467, Bronx, New York, USA

    Peter H. Wiernik M.D. (Gutman Professor and Chairman, Director, Associate Director for Clinical Research) (Gutman Professor and Chairman, Director, Associate Director for Clinical Research)

  4. Division of Medical Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 10467, Bronx, New York, USA

    Peter H. Wiernik M.D. (Gutman Professor and Chairman, Director, Associate Director for Clinical Research) (Gutman Professor and Chairman, Director, Associate Director for Clinical Research)

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    Peter H. Wiernik M.D. (Gutman Professor and Chairman, Director, Associate Director for Clinical Research) (Gutman Professor and Chairman, Director, Associate Director for Clinical Research)

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Goldstone, S.E., Gold, M.S. (1987). Spontaneous Splenic Rupture. In: Dutcher, J.P., Wiernik, P.H. (eds) Handbook of Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0476-8_20

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