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Case Reports

Epidermoid Splenic Cyst Presented as Huge Splenic Abscess: a Case Report

S.F. RafailidisDepartments of Surgery, Thessaloniki, Greece.View further author information
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K.D. BallasDepartments of Surgery, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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G.N. MarakisDepartments of Surgery, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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T.E. PavlidisDepartments of Surgery, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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D. PissasDepartments of Surgery, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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A. TriantaphyllouDepartments of Surgery, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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I. VenizelosDepartments of Pathology, Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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A.K. SakadamisDepartments of Surgery, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Pages 449-451 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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