Case Report: Challenging diagnostic of an accessory spleen mimicking a retroperitoneal tumor: A case report and review of the literature [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]

Background: The accessory spleen is a congenital defect with an additional splenic tissue to the native spleen due to an incomplete fusion of splenic masses during the embryologic period. The preoperative diagnosis is usually mistaken for a retroperitoneal neoplasm. The aim of the present manuscript...

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Published in:	F1000 research Vol. 12; p. 491
Main Authors:	Zouaghi, Alia, Miri, Rim, Hadded, Dhafer, Mesbahi, Meryam, Zaafouri, Haithem, Cherif, Mona, Riahi, Wassim, Benzarti, Yazid, Mleyhi, Sobhi, Ghedira, Faker, Souli, Aslam, Chamekhi, Chiraz, Khanchel, Fatma, Ben Maamer, Aniss
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	2023
Subjects:	retroperitoneal spleen case report accessory spleen retroperitoneal neoplasm retroperitoneal mass
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