Thrombocytopenia Caused by Splenic Hamartoma: Resolution after Splenectomy

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 542-544

  Compton, Christopher N ^a   McHenry, Christopher R ^a,b   Aijazi, Mahmmod ^a   Chung Park, Moonja ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HAMARTOMA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HAMARTOMA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC DISEASES; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035348463     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200105000-00024     Document Type: Article

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