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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct;9(4):242-243.
doi: 10.15171/mejdd.2017.81.

Non-parasitic Splenic Cyst

Anahita Sadeghi  1 , Zeinab Naderpour  2 , Mahbube Ebrahimpur  2 , Hiva Saffar  3
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Case Reports

Non-parasitic Splenic Cyst

Anahita Sadeghi et al. Middle East J Dig Dis. 2017 Oct.
No abstract available

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST The authors declare no conflict of interest related to this work.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Computed tomogram shows a large cystic lesion in the spleen (axial view)
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
(A) Fibrous cyst wall lined by flat epithelial cells. (B) Positive reaction for cytokeratin (arrow). (C) Positive reaction of flat lining cells for calretinin
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