Pathologic rupture of the spleen in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia and leukostasis
Rupture of the spleen can be classified as spontaneous, traumatic, or pathologic. Pathologic rupture has been reported in infectious diseases such as infectious mononucleosis, and hematologic malignancies such as acute and chronic leukemias. Splenomegaly is considered the most relevant factor that p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842014000400290&lng=en&tlng=en |