Delayed diagnosis of angiosarcoma of the spleen: clinically presenting as recurrent haemoperitoneum following embolisation

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Wandering Spleen Presenting as Recurrent Pancreatitis

INTRODUCTION A wandering spleen occurs when there is a laxity of the ligaments that fix the spleen in its normal anatomical position. CASE REPORT We present the case of a wandering spleen in a 20-year-old female who presented with recurrent pancreatitis and underwent a laparoscopic splenectomy. DISCUSSION The presentation of a wandering spleen varies from an asymptomatic mass to splenic inf...

Wandering Spleen with Venous Aneurysm as the Cause of Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Thrombocytopenia

Rupture of splenic angiosarcoma: a rare cause of spontaneous haemoperitoneum.

Primary splenic angiosarcoma, a very rare mesenchymal tumour of endothelial cell origin, comprises 2.6% of all cases of angiosarcoma and 10% of all primitive splenic tumours. Clinical presentation is usually unspecific, with abdominal pain and anaemia. Rupture is a rare complication and should prompt emergency splenectomy. Prognosis is usually poor because of liver, lung or bone metastases. We ...

Delayed diagnosis of neuroborreliosis presenting as bell palsy and meningitis.

Lyme disease is most prevalent in the northeast and upper Midwest regions of the United States. While early symptoms may be mild (eg, rash, flu-like symptoms, joint pain), late or persistent infection can cause chronic neurologic impairments. Because of this range of symptoms, physicians can have difficulty diagnosing Lyme disease, especially in the absence of erythema chronicum migrans. We rep...