Congenital anomalies of the spleen mimicking hematological disorders and solid tumors: A single-center experience of 2650 consecutive diagnostic laparoscopies

Anticancer Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6 C, 2005, Pages 4385-4388

  Orlando, R ^a   Lumachi, F ^a   Lirussi, Flavio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADRENAL TUMOR; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLID TUMOR; SPLEEN DISEASE; STOMACH TUMOR;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN;

EID: 28444432981     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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