Post-splenectomy nodules.
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Post-splenectomy nodules.
Comment Small nodules in the left upper quadrant could be due to small bowel or colon but can be distinguished by proper preparation with gastrointestinal contrast medium and by comparing adjacent sections. Mesenteric lymphadenopathy is not commonly found in the left upper quadrant or as peripheral nodules. Fibromas and neuromas, rare tumours in the upper abdomen, are other possibilities but do...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.67.786.374