A recurrence of pancreatic non-functioning neuroendocrine tumor mimicking splenosis
Kim, Y.J.; Paik, C.N.
Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas Organo Oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva 108(12): 807-808
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 1130-0108 PMID: 27931105 Document Number: 687294
There have been a number of case reports where intra-abdominal splenosis or accessory spleens have mimicked metastatic cancer. However, to the best of our knowledge, this to be the first report of a Tc-99m phytate scintigraphy study in English literature showed the uptake in the metastatic mass of pancreatic NET which had been resected for 19 years ago. Although a nuclear scintigraphy is useful method to differentiate between abdominal splenosis and metastatic cancer, the histopathological confirmation should be considered.