Literature DB >> 19497405

Accessory spleen masquerading as a pancreatic neoplasm.

Theresa L Schwartz1, Barbara B Sterkel, Goswin Y Meyer-Rochow, Andrew J Gifford, Jaswinder S Samara, Mark S Sywak, Frank E Johnson.   

Abstract

A patient with a pancreatic mass noted on a computed tomography scan was suspected of having a nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm. The eventual diagnosis of intrapancreatic accessory spleen was made by noninvasive means, thus avoiding unnecessary surgery.

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Year:  2009        PMID: 19497405     DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.063

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Surg        ISSN: 0002-9610            Impact factor:   2.565


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1.  Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen Misdiagnosed as a Nonsecreting Endocrine Tumor: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Authors:  Anita Kurmann; Jean-Marie Michel; Edouard Stauffer; Bernhard Egger
Journal:  Case Rep Gastroenterol       Date:  2010-07-17

2.  Positive somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in accessory spleen mimicking recurrent neuroendocrine tumor.

Authors:  Mustafa Takesh; Christian M Zechmann; Clemens Kratochwil; Hussam Sahli; Majdi Zein
Journal:  Radiol Case Rep       Date:  2015-11-06
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