Epidermoid cyst originating from an intrapancreatic accessory spleen.
Pancreatectomy in a 45-year-old woman showed, after pathologic analysis, an epidermoid cyst originating from an intrapancreatic accessory spleen. This mass consisted of parenchymal and cystic components. It is important to note the relation between the splenic parenchyma and the parenchymal component of the mass for the differential diagnosis of a cystic mass in the pancreatic tail.
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Department of Radiology, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, 4-22-38 Isonokami-Cho, Kishiwada-Shi, Osaka, 596-8522, Japan.
Kataoka
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Chikugo
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Hirooka
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Makimoto
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Nakamoto
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Sato
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D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013154:Spleen; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology