Primary splenic histiocytic sarcoma successfully treated with splenectomy: a case report and literature review

Masayuki Kobayashi1, Keita Sugawara2, Ken Suzaki1

  • 1Department of Hematology, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, 4-23-15 Koutoubashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 130-8575 Japan.

A 61-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with refractory thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly. She was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia 3 years prior to admission and received steroid therapy. However, her platelet count started decreasing six months prior to admission. A diagnostic and therapeutic splenectomy was performed, which led to the diagnosis of histiocytic sarcoma. The patient's platelet count recovered promptly after splenectomy, and she was in complete remission for over a year.

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