title: Accessory spleen masquerading as a pancreatic neoplasm.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St Louis, MO 63106, USA.
authors.forename: Theresa L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Barbara B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Sterkel
authors.forename: Goswin Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Meyer-Rochow
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gifford
authors.forename: Jaswinder S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Samara
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sywak
authors.forename: Frank E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*