A wandering spleen presenting as a pelvic mass: case report and review of the literature.
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Wandering spleens are rare clinical entities found more commonly in females. We report a young female patient found to harbour a pelvic spleen. The literature regarding this rare ectopia is reviewed. The wandering spleen should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pelvic masses.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Folia morphologica
دوره 66 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007