Case report: Huge splenic epidermoid cyst

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-198

  Sarvaiya, A ^a   Raniga, Sameer ^a,b   Vohra, P ^a   Sharma, A ^a   Bhrtyan, ^a  

^a Baroda Medical College   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

CT cystic lesions; Epidermoid cyst; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDERMOID CYST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPLEEN CYST; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 33746718047     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.29089     Document Type: Article

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