Littoral Cell Angioma of the Spleen
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Incidental littoral cell angioma of the spleen
BACKGROUND Littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a recently described primary vascular neoplasm of the spleen that may be associated with other malignancies and may itself also have malignant potential. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of LCA that was discovered incidentally in a 52-year-old woman who presented with biliary colic at the time of consultation for cholecystectomy. This vascular neop...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1015-9584
DOI: 10.1016/s1015-9584(09)60389-4