title: A recurrence of pancreatic non-functioning neuroendocrine tumor mimicking splenosis.
abstract: There have been a number of case reports where intra-abdominal splenosis or accessory spleens have mimicked metastatic cancer. However, to the best of our knowledge, this to be the first report of a Tc-99m phytate scintigraphy study in English literature showed the uptake in the metastatic mass of pancreatic NET which had been resected for 19 years ago. Although a nuclear scintigraphy is useful method to differentiate between abdominal splenosis and metastatic cancer, the histopathological confirmation should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic .
authors.forename: Yeon Ji
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, Th, South Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Nyol
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Paik
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D017890:Splenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed