title: Chronic Splenic Abscess as the First Manifestation of Pancreatic Tail Tumor.
abstract: Pancreatic carcinoma is still associated with a poor survival due to the late presentation. Excluding head of pancreas tumor, manifestations are often vague resulting in delayed diagnosis. Manifestations as infective complications are rare, and in topic countries where infection remains common, diagnosis will be further delayed. We report a rare case of pancreatic tail carcinoma that manifested as chronic splenic abscess.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BA 1710 Brunei Darussalam.
authors.forename: Vui Heng
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.affiliation: Division of Palliative Care, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BA 1710 Brunei Darussalam.
authors.forename: Muhd Syafiq
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BA 1710 Brunei Darussalam.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sangkarakumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BA 1710 Brunei Darussalam.
authors.forename: Varkey Vallikad
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, BA 1710 Brunei Darussalam.
authors.forename: Pemasari Upali
authors.initials: PU
authors.lastname: Telisinghe
keywords: Abscess; Neoplasm; Pancreatic carcinoma; Splenic abscess