title: Traumatic neuroma at the tail of the pancreas following splenectomy.
abstract: A 50 year old man presented with abdominal pain and weight loss after a splenectomy performed 26 years ago for abdominal trauma. At laparotomy, a mass was found at the tail of the pancreas. Pathological examination showed this was a traumatic neuroma and revealed evidence of chronic pancreatitis. Traumatic neuroma may be a rare cause of a pancreatic mass, especially after previous surgery or trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Geddy
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Venables
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009463:Neuroma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy