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case_images: CT scan showing the abnormal spleen and the haemoperitoneum.
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case_images: After initial resuscitation with intravenous fluids and starting of empirical antibiotics, an urgent CT scan of his abdomen and pelvis was obtained, which showed an abnormal spleen with signs of rupture and free intraperitoneal blood (Figs 1 and 2).
case_images: Coronal section of the CT scan showing the abnormal spleen and the haemoperitoneum.
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case_images: After initial resuscitation with intravenous fluids and starting of empirical antibiotics, an urgent CT scan of his abdomen and pelvis was obtained, which showed an abnormal spleen with signs of rupture and free intraperitoneal blood (Figs 1 and 2).
case_images: Intraoperative image of the abnormal spleen, showing the area involved in the neoplastic process and the laceration.
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case_images: The spleen was of moderate size with a 3 x 2 cm area of induration on its superoposterior aspect that was considered to be most likely neoplastic (Figs 3 and 4).
case_images: Another intraoperative image of the abnormal spleen and the laceration on its surface.
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case_images: The spleen was of moderate size with a 3 x 2 cm area of induration on its superoposterior aspect that was considered to be most likely neoplastic (Figs 3 and 4).