Ectopic splenic tissues mimicking gastro-intestinal stromal tumour in a patient after splenectomy for a giant epithelial cyst of spleen: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Ectopic splenic tissues left after a previous splenectomy can masquerade as a gastro-intestinal stromal tumour (GIST). PRESENTATION OF CASE: Splenectomy was carried out for a 17-year-old girl with a giant epithelial cyst of spleen. Four years later, an upper endoscopy carried out for d...

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Autores principales: Chung, Kam Man, Lau, Hiu Yan Stephanie, Lau, Wan Yee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4573406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26204441
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.06.030

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4573406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26204441
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.06.030

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