title: Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen Misdiagnosed as a Nonsecreting Endocrine Tumor: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: In a large series of nonselected autopsy investigations an accessory spleen was found in 10-30%. The second most common site is the pancreatic tail (17%). We report a case of intrapancreatic accessory spleen misdiagnosed as a nonsecreting neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas. Nuclear scintigraphy may provide the definitive diagnosis of an intrapancreatic spleen and therefore prevent patients from unnecessary major surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, HFR Fribourg - Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurmann
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: Edouard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stauffer
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Egger
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