Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2006; 12(40): 6561-6563
Published online Oct 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6561
Isolated splenic vein thrombosis secondary to splenic metastasis: A case report
Kunihiko Hiraiwa, Kyoei Morozumi, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Keiichi Sotome, Akio Furukawa, Makoto Nakamaru, Yoichi Tanaka, Hisami Iri
Kunihiko Hiraiwa, Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Kyoei Morozumi, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Keiichi Sotome, Akio Furukawa, Makoto Nakamaru, Department of Surgery, Fussa Hospital, Fussa, Tokyo, Japan
Yoichi Tanaka, Division of Surgical Pathology Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Hisami Iri, Department of Pathology, Fussa Hospital, Fussa, Tokyo, Japan
Correspondence to: Kunihiko Hiraiwa, MD, Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu Red Cross Hospital, 1-5-30 Takabayashi, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 430-0907, Japan. hiraiwa9215@hotmail.com
Telephone: +81-53-4721151 Fax: +81-53-4723751
Received: October 3, 2005
Revised: July 2, 2006
Accepted: August 21, 2006
Published online: October 28, 2006
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