Gamna nodules

Gamna nodules
Gandy-Gamna nodules brown or yellow pigmented nodules seen in the spleen in certain cases of enlargement, such as Banti disease and siderotic splenomegaly.

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  • Charles Gandy — (1872 – 1943) was a French physician remembered for Gandy Gamna nodules. External links Charles Gandy at Who Named It? Persondata Name Gandy, Charles Alternative names Short description …   Wikipedia

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  • Gandy — Charles, French physician, *1872. See Gamna G. bodies, under body, Gamna G. nodules, under nodule, G. Gamna bodies, under body, G. Nanta disease …   Medical dictionary

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