Splenic sarcoid reaction mimicking metachronous metastasis in patients after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background The occurrence of sarcoid reactions has been recognized in various cancers. The common location for observing these granulomas is mainly the lymph nodes, but a rare occurrence in the spleen has been reported. Almost all splenic sarcoid reactions associated with gastric cancer hav...

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Main Authors: Haruhiko Okada, Kazutomo Ouchi, Tetsuya Saito, Yuka Takahashi, Masaki Yamada, Naoki Negami, Yasunori Ishido, Sanae Yamazaki, Masahiko Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00955-1