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Case Reports
. 1978 Mar;9(2):234-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(78)80116-6.

Hepatolienal fusion: case report of an unusual lesion

J D Cotelingam, R Saito
Case Reports

Hepatolienal fusion: case report of an unusual lesion

J D Cotelingam et al. Hum Pathol. 1978 Mar.

Abstract

A unique fusion of liver and spleen was observed at autopsy between a tongue of hepatic parenchyma and the superolateral aspect of the spleen in an adult Caucasian male. No instance of hepatolineal fusion was found in the literature, prompting this report. An embryologic explanation is offered.

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