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Spontaneous pathological splenic rupture as a first manifestation of mantle cell lymphoma – a case report and literature review

Antoni Knera
1
,
Wojciech Ciesielski
2
,
Adam Placek
1
,
Piotr Kruszyński
1
,
Marcin Braun
3
,
Julia Sołek
3
,
Janusz Strzelczyk
2
,
Adam Durczyński
2
,
Tomasz Klimczak
2
,
Piotr Hogendorf
2

  1. Students’ Scientific Association in the Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
  2. Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
  3. Department of Pathology, Chair of Oncology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
Pol J Pathol 2025; 76 (3)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pjp.2025.156558
Online publish date: 2025/11/28
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