Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2022.
World J Clin Cases. Mar 26, 2022; 10(9): 2818-2828
Published online Mar 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i9.2818
Table 1 Review of case reports published in the last 10 years (2011 to 2021)
Ref.
Report year
Age
Sex
Etiology
Clinical manifestations
Extrasplenic metastasis
Treatment
OS
[23]201980FemaleNoneProgressive abdominal pain, weight loss, fatigue, and pallorLiver and peritoneum metastasesSplenectomy 6 mo
[24]201941MaleNoneHeadaches, nausea, vomiting persistingNoneSplenectomyMore than 4 yr
[25]201983FemaleNoneSplenomegaly, acute abdominal painNoneSplenectomyLess than 6 mo
[26]201855FemaleNoneAbdominal pain and hepatosplenomegalyLiver metastasesPalliative careNA
[27]201856FemaleNoneA spleen nodule wasincidentally diagnosedNoneSplenectomyMore than 18 mo
[28]201942MaleNoneSevere abdominal painLiver and lungs metastasesSplenectomy, adjuvant chemoradiotherapy and radiation therapy23 mo
[29]201835FemaleNoneRoutine physical examinationBone and abdominal cavity metastasesLaparoscopic-assisted splenectomy, radiation therapy57 mo
[30]201749MaleNoneLeft upper quadrant abdominal pain, fatigue, insomnia, severe weight loss, nocturnal sweating, and impotencePeritoneal metastasesSplenectomy and nodal sampling11 mo
[31]201655FemaleRudimentary vascular channelsSevere tenderness in the left upper abdominal quadrant Liver and lungs metastasesSplenectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy (paclitaxel). Second line chemotherapy (ifosfamide/doxorubicin)NA
[20]201657FemaleNoneGastrointestinal discomfortDistant metastasesSplenectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy (paclitaxel chemotherapy and pazopanib)3 yr
[5]201569MaleRupture of the spleenFatigue, reduced fitness, shortness of breath on exercise, anorexia, and abdominal and back pain, weight lossPeritoneal tumor depositsSplenectomyLess than 1 mo
[19]201545FemaleNoneLeft upper quadrant and left flank painLiver metastasesSplenectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy (paclitaxel) 5 mo
[32]201438FemaleNoneUpper abdominal pain and fatigue for about 1 wkLiver metastasisSplenectomyPassed away 3 yr after diagnosis, that is 3 mo after recurrence and liver metastasis
[33]201538MaleNoneMultiple liver massesLiver metastasesPaclitaxel monotherapyLess than 3 mo
[34]201354MaleNoneNonspecific complaints of abdominal pain and loss of appetiteLiver metastasesSplenectomy3 mo
[34]201377FemaleNoneHematochezia and fatigueNoneSplenectomy1 mo
[35]201380FemaleNoneSyncope, hypotension, vomitingNoneSplenectomyMore than 6 mo
[36]201365MaleNoneDiffuse abdominal pain and distensionLiver metastasesSplenectomyNA
[37]201270MaleHodgkin lymphoma treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy 30 yr agoAbdominal pain upper quadrants and jaundiceNoneSplenectomyMore than 6 mo
[38]201273FemaleNoneAsymptomaticNoneSplenectomyNA
[38]201223FemaleNoneLeft upper quadrant painNoneSplenectomyNA
[21]201162MaleNoneAcute onset of abdominal painLiver metastasesSplenectomy, palliative chemotherapy with etoposide, ifosfamide and doxorubicin8 mo
[39]201048MaleNoneLeft upper quadrant pain and early satiationMultiple pleural metastases lesionsSplenectomyNA
[40]201048FemaleNoneWeight loss general fatigue, and left hypochondrial painLiver metastasesSplenectomy, high-dose chemotherapy with autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, hepatic lobectomy, radiofrequency ablations and administration of recombinant interleukin-267 mo
[22]201069FemaleNonePain in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, weight loss, progressive shortness of breathNonePaclitaxel as neoadjuvant therapy, splenectomy and adjuvant chemoradiotherapyMore than 14 mo
[41]201076FemaleNoneLeft upper abdominal painExtensive metastasesSplenectomyNA
[42]201055FemaleRadiation treatmentNANoneSplenectomyMore than 4 yr
[43]200915MaleNoneSevere right-upper quadrant abdominal and epigastric painLiver, bone, lymph nodes, adrenal metastasisSplenectomy with hilar lymph node excision, chemotherapy26.5 mo