BJH - volume 8, issue 6, october 2017
G. Van den Bosch PhD, M. Ramael MD, PhD, P. Storms MD, M. Develter MD, J. Willemse PhD, B. Maes MD, PhD, G. Bries MD, PhD
In this hematocase, a patient is presented with a spontaneous rupture of the spleen due to massive splenomegaly caused by a previously undiagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Diagnosis and differentiation of this non-Hodgkin lymphoma is discussed with attention for the prognostic implications of the results. The association between spontaneous rupture of the spleen and haematological malignancies is further explored by means of earlier described cases. A take home message is given regarding this rare initial presentation of a lymphoma since immediate surgical intervention is imperative in these cases.
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