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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Jun 15, 2011; 2(3): 53-56
Published online Jun 15, 2011. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v2.i3.53
Published online Jun 15, 2011. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v2.i3.53
Littoral cell angiomas of the spleen associated with solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas
Tapan Bhavsar, Congli Wang, Yajue Huang, Susan Inniss, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19140, United States
Andreas Karachristos, Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19140, United States
Author contributions: Bhavsar T conceived the case report, acquired the patient data, searched the literature and drafted the manuscript; Wang C performed the gross examination of the specimen and made revisions to the manuscript; Huang Y performed and evaluated fine needle aspiration cytology, helped with the histopathological evaluation of the specimen and made revisions to the manuscript; Karachristos A operated on the patient, helped with the gross examination, made revisions to the manuscript and sought patient consent for this case report; and Inniss S helped with the gross examination, performed the histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluation of the specimen and made critical revisions to the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Tapan Bhavsar, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University Hospital, 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140, United States. tapan.bhavsar@tuhs.temple.edu
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Received: December 21, 2010
Revised: March 31, 2011
Accepted: April 7, 2011
Published online: June 15, 2011
Revised: March 31, 2011
Accepted: April 7, 2011
Published online: June 15, 2011
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