Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 94-104 , May 2003

Two splenic lesions in need of clarification: hamartoma and inflammatory pseudotumor

  • Jayashree Krishnan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Glauco Frizzera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Glauco Frizzera, MD, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 525 East 68th St, (Starr 715), New York, NY 10021, USA

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Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 94-104 , May 2003

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