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Hepatic splenosis mimicking HCC in a patient with hepatitis C liver cirrhosis and mildly raised alpha feto protein; the important role of explorative laparoscopy
BACKGROUND: Splenosis is a heterotropic implantation of splenic fragments onto exposed vascularised peritoneal and intrathoracic surfaces, following splenic injury or elective splenectomy. CASE PRESENTATION: A 60 year old cirrhotic patient was referred to us with a hepatic mass, suspected to be HCC...
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BioMed Central
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2630926/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19123935 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-7-1 |