Current state of the problem of diagnosing the accessory spleen. Literature review

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The article presents a literature review with detailed discussion of the epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis of the accessory spleen; its most common locations are presented, which is supported by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging data from a personal archive; possible clinical manifestations of the accessory spleen are analyzed, its histological structure is examined in detail. Modern approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of this pathology, as well as issues of differential diagnosis, are discussed.

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Anna D. Darenskaya

National Medical Research Center of Oncology n.a. N.N. Blokhin

Author for correspondence.
Email: darenskaya@bk.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6505-2202

Cand. Sci. (Med.), Junior Researcher, Oncologist, Department of Antitumor Drug Therapy No. 4, Division of Drug Treatment, Research Institute of Clinical Oncology n.a. N.N. Trapeznikov

Russian Federation, Moscow

B. M. Medvedeva

National Medical Research Center of Oncology n.a. N.N. Blokhin

Email: darenskaya@bk.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1779-003X
Russian Federation, Moscow

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