Case note: intrapancreatic accessory spleen mimicking a pancreatic endocrine tumour
Touré, L.; Bédard, J.; Sawan, B.; Mosimann, Fçois.
Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien de Chirurgie 53(1): E1-E2
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-428X PMID: 20100401 Document Number: 639587
We report a case of intrapancreatic accessory spleen that was initially misdiagnosed as an endocrine tumour. Although rare, this anomaly should be included in the differential diagnosis of caudal pancreatic masses to avoid unnecessary surgeries.
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