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Case Reports
. 2009 Dec;52(6):E293-4.

Thoracic splenosis accompanied by diaphragmatic hernia

Ekber Sahin  1 , Sule Karadayi, Aydin Nadir, Melih Kaptanoglu
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Case Reports

Thoracic splenosis accompanied by diaphragmatic hernia

Ekber Sahin et al. Can J Surg. 2009 Dec.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Computed tomography scan of the thorax of a 37-year-old woman showing fatty tissue as well as (A) a hyperdense lesion measuring 2–3 cm, (B) an opaque lesion measuring 1 × 1 cm located in the interlobar fissure and (C) a lesion on the left pericardial side.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
In the omental fatty tissue, we discovered a piece (2 × 3 cm) of reddish-purple tissue.
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