Endoscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology for Diagnosis of Accessory Spleen Mimicking Neoplasm of Pancreas

Authors

  • Tassanee Sriprayoon Siriraj GI Endoscopic Center, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.
  • Nonthalee Pausawasdi Siriraj GI Endoscopic Center, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.
  • Tawatchai Pongpruttipan Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.
  • Wichit Srikureja Siriraj GI Endoscopic Center, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.
  • Thawatchai Akaraviputh Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.

Abstract

Endoscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology for Diagnosis
of Accessory Spleen Mimicking Neoplasm of Pancreas

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Published

2011-06-30

How to Cite

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Sriprayoon T, Pausawasdi N, Pongpruttipan T, Srikureja W, Akaraviputh T. Endoscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology for Diagnosis of Accessory Spleen Mimicking Neoplasm of Pancreas. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 2011 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];32(2). Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/227248

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2011): April - June

Section

Case Reports

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