Lymphangioma Of The Spleen In An Adult
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چکیده
Lymphangioma of the spleen is an extremely rare, benign vasoformative tumor which occurs mainly in childhood. We report a case of 46-year-old female who presented with abdominal discomfort and fullness in the upper abdomen for one year. A large splenic cyst was diagnosed by ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced computerized tomography of the abdomen. A splenectomy was carried out for this cyst and the histopathological examination revealed a lymphangioma of the spleen.
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