Rupture of the spleen in leukemia is exceedingly rare. The medical literature in English refers to only 12 such cases. In the period from 1948 through 1960, 291 patients with leukemia, which was acute in 176, were admitted to the Albany Medical Center Hospital. Splenic rupture occurred in 1 patient in 1960 and in 2 in 1961, all with acute leukemia. We believe that these cases are worthy of a report because of their rarity and because of the clinical problems presented.Abdominal pain, which is largely due to splenic infarction and perisplenitis, is not an infrequent complication in diseases . . .
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Tartaglia et al. (1962) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 2 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: