Squamous cell carcinoma of the spleen: A case report.

Tumor incidence in the spleen is relatively low compared with that in other organs. The majority of primary splenic tumors are benign, and the majority of malignant tumors are lymphoma or fibrosarcoma. While the occurrence of single squamous cell carcinoma in the spleen is rare, the present study reports a case of single splenic squamous cell carcinoma in which the patient received surgery, chemotherapy and Chinese herbal treatment, and died 14 months after diagnosis. As to the best of our knowledge this case type has not been previously reported; the present study provides insight into the response for standard treatment and the prognosis of the splenic squamous cell carcinoma for a single case.