Wandering spleen caused by subcapsular haemorrhage
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A 51-year-old woman 8 years post- human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplant presented to her gynaecologist with abdominal pain and a new, large abdominopelvic mass that had gradually grown over a few weeks. She reported severe vomiting followed by days of debilitating abdominal pain during a self-limited gastroenteritis 4 weeks earlier. Her medical history was notable for follicular lymphoma with associated splenomegaly. While she achieved complete remission after haematopoietic cell transplant, she continued to have thrombocytopaenia. She had no history of abdominal surgery and had one vaginal birth. At presentation, she complained of mild abdominal pain and fullness in her lower abdomen and denied other systemic or gastrointestinal symptoms. Her physical examination was notable only for a firm, non-tender abdominopelvic mass spanning most of her lower abdomen. Her labs were significant for thrombocytopaenia (132 k/uL) and mildly low white blood cell count (WBC …
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