Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 84-93 , May 2003

Splenic histology and histopathology: an update

  • Madeleine D Kraus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Immunopathology, Department of Pathology, Weill Medical College of Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Madeleine D. Kraus, MD, Division of Immunopathology — Starr 709, Weill Medical College of Cornell Medical Center, 525 East 68th St, New York, NY 10021, USA

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Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 84-93 , May 2003

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