Case Report: Littoral cell angioma of spleen
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Littoral-cell angioma of the spleen: a case report
Littoral-cell angioma (LCA), a primary angioma which clinically belongs to splenic hemangioma, can be mostly found in normal spleen red sinus shore cells of reticuloendothelial cell system. The cells of LCA strongly express endothelial and tissue cell associated antigens that indicate a dual differentiation characteristic; whereas only endothelial cell markers are positive in normal spleen red ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0971-3026
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.54886