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Mesenteric cystic neoformations: Report of two cases

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The authors present two case reports of mesenteric cystic neoformations which they themselves observed and, with the help of the literature regarding this pathology, discuss the problems of both diagnosis and treatment.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Chair of General Surgery, University of Modena, Italy

    Massimo Sergio Saviano, Salvatore Fundaro, Roberta Gelmini, Giovanni Begossi, Stefano Perrone & Alberto Farinetti

  2. Department of Morphologic Science, Section of Pathological Anatomy, University of Modena, Italy

    Mario Criscuolo

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Saviano, M.S., Fundaro, S., Gelmini, R. et al. Mesenteric cystic neoformations: Report of two cases. Surg Today 29, 174–177 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482245

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