Gastric rupture due to hemangioma of the spleen: a case report

Authors

  • Tamara Baldomir Mesa Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Greisy Jiménez González Hospital Asistencial “Celestino Hernández Robau”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • María Vergara Hidalgo Hospital Asistencial “Celestino Hernández Robau”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

splenic neoplasms, stomach rupture, hemangioma/diagnosis

Abstract

A case of a 54-year-old patient with a history of episodes of marked asthenia, weight loss and pain in the left rib cage that was exacerbated when walking is reported. The patient began with epigastric pain and underwent an endoscopy that showed an ulcer on the greater curvature of the stomach and chronic gastritis. Days later, the appearance of dark stool indicated the existence of an upper gastrointestinal bleeding. He was admitted to hospital but died of cardiopulmonary arrest. The histopathology report indicated a splenic hemangioma with gastric rupture. Hemangiomas are the most common primary tumors of the spleen, however, most of splenic hemangiomas are discovered incidentally and its clinical significance is often due to the possibility of complications and the need to differentiate them from other diseases.

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Author Biographies

Tamara Baldomir Mesa, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Histología. Profesora Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Greisy Jiménez González, Hospital Asistencial “Celestino Hernández Robau”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Licenciada en Tecnología de la Salud. Profesora Instructora de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

María Vergara Hidalgo, Hospital Asistencial “Celestino Hernández Robau”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grado en Anatomía Patológica. Profesora Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Baldomir Mesa T, Jiménez González G, Vergara Hidalgo M. Gastric rupture due to hemangioma of the spleen: a case report. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2012 Jan. 5 [cited 2025 Jun. 27];6(1):97-100. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/695

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2012): January-March. Special Issue on Surgery

Section

Case Reports

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