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