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Case Reports
. 2022 Jan;92(1-2):291-292.
doi: 10.1111/ans.17025. Epub 2021 Jun 16.

Unusual splenic cystic mass in a 60-year-old male

Giacomo Zanus  1 , Ugo Grossi  1 , Ivana Cataldo  2 , Giovanni Morana  3 , Marco Brizzolari  1 , Maurizio Romano  1 , Diana Sacchi  2 , Nicola Passuello  1
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Case Reports

Unusual splenic cystic mass in a 60-year-old male

Giacomo Zanus et al. ANZ J Surg. 2022 Jan.
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